Region – Umbria

Most conventional wine makers will use animal products for fining their wine, such as egg white or casein. Fining being the process of removing the fine particulate matter after the fermentation process such as yeast cells and proteins, to make the wine crystal clear.

Natural wine makers on the other hand eschew intervention and strive for as little manipulation in the wine making process as possible. They will therefore avoid filtration and fining and with it the need for any animal products, resulting in vegan friendly wines.

Therefore you will often find natural wines have a noticeable amount of sediment in the bottle, or appear hazy or cloudy. Natural winemakers tend to use the process of racking as the sole method of removing as much of the sediment from fermentation as possible. The wine will be allowed to settle in its fermentation vessel so as much sediment as possible settles at the bottom. The resulting clearer wine is then pumped to a new vessel with the sediment left behind.

Malauva
Tierra! 2021

A lean, thirst-quenching wine coming from 40-year-old vines grown on volcanic soils in the municipality of Orvieto, a few kilometres from Lazio and Tuscany. Vibrant and refreshing, Tierra packs layers of salt, citrus and fleshy white fruit with a nutty, brioche finish. Find out more.

  • Region Umbria, Italy
  • Grapes Procanico, Druppeggio, Verdello & Malvasia
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£26.25

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Malauva
Rosarella 2021

A wild rosato that bursts with tropical fruit, fresh strawberries and crunchy apples. The volcanic soils on which the grapes are grown give the wine a salty, fresh minerality and a good lick of acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Umbria, Italy
  • Grapes Sangiovese, Procanico, Druppeggio, Verdello & Malvasia
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£26.25

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Ajola
Bianco #2 2022

A spritely skin-contact number from Jacopo - heady with wildflowers, minerals, yellow plums and citrus peel leading to fine tannins and a clean salty finish. Find out more.

  • Region Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
  • Grapes Procanico, Malvasia Toscana, Verdello & Drupeggio
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£29.25

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Ajola
Fishing Wine 2022

A hazy, salty, perfumed wine which begs to be opened in the sunshine. Vibrant, golden-hued and bursting with summertime aroma – flowers, lime and tart passionfruit are met with a chalky minerality and tight zing of sherbet-like acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
  • Grapes Procanico, Malvasia Toscana, Verdello & Drupeggio
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25.75

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Ajola
Rosso Pic Nic 2022

Filled with refreshing notes of sour cherry, blood orange and bitter herbs. Wonderfully lifted and light on its feet, a wine that brings pure joy. Find out more.

  • Region Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
  • Grapes Aleatico, Sangiovese, Procanico, Ciliegiolo & Merlot
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£24.75

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