Vegan Wine Style|No Added Sulphur, Country|Italy, Colour|Sparkling | Wayward Wines

Style – No Added Sulphur

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.

Quarticello
Despina 2023

Delicious, zesty grapefruit and rose blossom nose with a cutting, refreshing white lemony zing to the palate, and clean, salty finish. Find out more.

  • Region Montecchio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia di Candia
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£23.75

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Antonio Gismondi
È Festa 2022

A fine-beaded frizzante that pours a hazy gold in the glass, this very much takes the fleshy, textural peachiness of the varietal and sets it against the saltiness of both the lees contact and the limestone rock of the vineyard soils. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Falanghina
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£29.50

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Fabio Ferracane
Foddreé 2023

An abundance of tangy sherbet lemon pithiness and chalky minerals to quench the thirst, with a balanced brioch-y undertone from the very present lees sediment. The frothy, finely-moussed bubbles and low finished alcohol make this the perfect aperitivo wine, particularly for those who embrace the cloudiness. Find out more.

  • Region Marsala, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Catarratto
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25.75

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Orsi San Vito
Sui Lieviti 2022

Rustic, unpolished, unfiltered fizz. Salinity, zesty lemons & savoury depth. One of the first 'col fondo' wines we tried way back when and has been a firm favourite here at Wayward ever since. A big recommendation! Find out more.

  • Region Colli Bolognesi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Pignoletto
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£26.75

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Cà de Noci
Sottobosco 2022

We've often likened this incredible Lambrusco-style sparkling red to a liquid summer pudding; there is the tart attack of forest fruits, but offset by a creamy, lactic element. As you'd hope from this style, the tannins grip keenly and there is an iron-y, sanguine quality to the dark wine. Find out more.

  • Region Quattro Castella, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Lambrusco di Montericco, Malbo Gentile, Lambrusco Grasparossa & Sgavetta
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£30

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Jacopo Stigliano
Pinzimonio 2024

Bone dry and crunchy, with golden fruit and sea salt wrapped up in fine bubbles with that hazy, textured, rugged edge. An absolute no-brainer fizz. Find out more.

  • Region Valsamoggia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Pignoletto, Albana & Trebbiano
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23

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