{"title":"White Natural Wine","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural white wine can take on many forms; from bone-dry, pale in colour and decidedly classical, all the way through to wines with a much deeper, golden hue and notable substance. Hazy, vinous, and textured, with a plump succulence that coats the palate. We hope that our wide-ranging selection will throw up some new discoveries and maybe even take you out of your comfort zone to pastures new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom traditional direct-press to wines that are allowed to mingle on the skins for just a short time, lending deeper, complex tones; whether you live to worship white Burgundy or seek out the most rugged, off-the-radar bottles from remote Italian or Spanish backwaters, you’ll find much to explore here.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"brand-wilder-satz","title":"Wilder Satz Pur 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wine that has gone through many twists and turns to end up in its final form - a great example of some experimentation and ingenuity resulting in something delicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA natural wine which always falls somewhere in between the orange and hazy-white wine world, the 2023 iteration marks a return to the lighter-hued juice thanks to lots of pre-harvest rain. The process is the same as always, a big jigsaw puzzle of various grapes, vessels and maceration times, all assembled shortly before bottling in April 2024. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a huge blend - a bit of almost everything \u003ci\u003eweiss\u003c\/i\u003e that the Brand Brothers grow: \u003cspan\u003eMüller Thurgau, Riesling, Kerner, Silvaner, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder and Grauburgunder. Each variety is picked by parcel, and begins vinification the same way: enthusiastically foot-stomped, then are either left to macerate for various lengths, directly pressed, or infused whole bunch. All done in either stainless steel or old barrel- whichever vessel the brothers decide the varietal is destined for. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe outcome? A bracingly zippy, palate-cleansing wine that buzzes with tart white grapefruit citrus and softens into the creamy peaks of a lemon meringue pie. A real zinger!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weingut Brand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43014459752678,"sku":"UTB-BRAND-WILDER-SATZ","price":21.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/WEINGUTBRANDWILDERSATZPUR202010_ED.jpg?v=1658497745"},{"product_id":"jacopo-stigliano-buriana","title":"Buriana 2022","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePouring a beautiful, bright golden in the glass, each of the grapes seems to have added layers of complexity and intrigue. This natural wine wows with notes of citrus, minerals and herbs. Think saffron, spice and stone fruits. Fine tannins frame the complexity of the wine with bright finish that is whistle clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn the Bolognese dialect Buriana describes a sort of melting pot of creativity. This is made up of over a dozen white grape varieties grown on two old parcels planted on clay and limestone. The grapes are harvested together, fermented on the skins for eight days and then pressed off to concrete for two years of rest. A truly unique wine that is a real nod to tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jacopo Stigliano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43014467354854,"sku":"TUT-STIG-BURIANA","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/BurianaVinoBianco.jpg?v=1757600763"},{"product_id":"laurent-saillard-lucky-you","title":"Lucky You! 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 2024 ‘Lucky You!’ is here, Laurent’s most iconic cuvée. 2024 was a very difficult vintage, wet and with a lot of mildew so they had to be very picky with the fruit when harvesting. Though quite a lot of fruit was lost, fortunately the fruit they did get was of excellent quality and this comes through in the wine. Balanced and fresh, with very pure fruit. Not much to go around this year!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMade using fruit from Laurent's Clos Roche Blanche estate, Lucky You is a blend of around 2\/3 Sauvignon blanc with 1\/3 Chardonnay, pressed directly and aged in steel. The two grapes work together effortlessly, the Sauvignon Blanc bringing beautiful bright fruits while the Chardonnay adds minerality and soft creamy texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis cooler vintage has brought a bright acidity which balances the tropical fruit wonderfully. As usual, the wine is vibrant, punchy and immediate - and will keep long-time followers more than happy. A real classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laurent Saillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43109040685286,"sku":"WRI-LUCKYYOU-24","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/LuckyYou_2023.jpg?v=1714205123"},{"product_id":"bonneton-suspens","title":"L'Alezan 'Suspens' 2022","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA blend of equal parts Marsanne \u0026amp; Roussane from a steep single-hectare parcel just a stone's throw from Sainte-Épine. As such, this wine displays the qualities you might find in great white Saint-Joseph and the vines – planted by Patricia \u0026amp; Remi in 2015 – grow over the same sandy granite soils, with the additional presence of loess, which helps steer the wine towards being ready to drink in its youth.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt’s a powerful, textured white wine with a robust, chiselled structure, the ripe, curvy stone fruits and anise spices balanced with a distinct mineral clarity. A unique, terroir-driven wine from the fringes of an iconic region, produced in tiny quantities and built to go the distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe grapes were harvested together and directly pressed into tank to start fermentation. After being racked off the gros lees it was moved to amphora where it rested for one year, then was bottled in 2023 with no additions. Drinking very well now, with superb ageing potential.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia \u0026 Rémi Bonneton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166849532134,"sku":"WAY-ALEZ-SUSPENS22","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/BonnetonSuspens22.jpg?v=1731585050"},{"product_id":"la-vrille-et-le-papillon-q-blanc-2021","title":"Q Blanc 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLa Vrille's entry white, made from younger vines of Ugni Blanc, that lesser-sung French sibling of Trebbiano. Much the same as that Italian grape, it offers yellow fruits with something a little saline and mineral. There is also a lovely oily citrus quality and the softness of ripe pears that ensures a bottle of this wine doesn't hang around for long. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe grapes are direct-pressed in whole bunches and left on the fine lees in cuve for 8 months before bottling with no additions. Despite the modest price, this is actually one of their smallest production cuvées - only 700 bottles were made this vintage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Vrille et le Papillon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43446422864102,"sku":"WAY-VRILLE-QBLANC-2021","price":21.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/LaVrilleetlePapillonQBlancJuly24_ea496e58-a110-4a15-ab46-d7f6e6acac2a.jpg?v=1770128599"},{"product_id":"mikael-bouges-promethee","title":"Prométhée 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePristine Touraine Chenin Blanc, or Pineau de la Loire as it is sometimes known in this part of the world. From 25 year-old vines in a half-hectare parcel planted over a limestone bed with a mixed topsoil of rocks and quartz-rich sands, the wine has a degree of opulence from being both fermented and then raised for 8 months in a big, old 2500-litre foudre. There is a chiselled structure and profound minerality, the vines having reached deep down to the limestone bedrock for nutrients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhite peach and spices with taut acidity and a delicate, honeyed quality, neatly balanced out with pronounced salty minerals. A wine of precision and poise that has the potential to age incredibly well over the coming years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaël Bouges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43635267502310,"sku":"WAY-BOUGES-PROM","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/MIKAELBOUGESPROMOTHEE202113.jpg?v=1676985977"},{"product_id":"fabio-ferracane-muffato","title":"Muffato Oxidative 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eA callback to the old school Marsala of days gone by, this is not the more ubiquitous (often dubious quality) sweet export, rather a bone dry expression of Catarratto that has undergone a process one might more likely associate with the Jura's coveted Vin Jaune. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn from an initial experiment back in 2013 when Fabio celebrated a plentiful vintage, a little of the excess Catarratto that would ordinarily become Gianciabianca he filled a small barrique with and forgot about. Untouched, and without topping up the barrel, a flor of wild yeast began to form on the surface of the wine which was left to develop for five years. This wine was made in exactly the same way, using grapes from 2018, macerated on their skins for three days before being pressed into the barrel, with no additions at any stage. A remarkable, completely natural phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBone dry, the wine is a heady mix of all the complex flavours and textures that oxidation and flor-contact can bring. Fruits give way to woody hazelnut, toasted almond, turmeric and garam masala spice with crystals of salt, plus a little sweet vanilla from the barrel. Remarkably, all these heavy flavours are balanced by a beautifully fresh acidity, that makes the whole thing feel wonderfully alive. A great one to ponder after a big meal, or better still as you tackle some mature cheeses. Bravo Fabio!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Fabio Ferracane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43829051982054,"sku":"WAY-FERRACANE-MUFFATO-18","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/FerracaneMuffato18less.jpg?v=1721147130"},{"product_id":"valdibella-ninfa","title":"Ninfa 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis orange wine is made from the rare variety Catarratto Extra Lucido, a mutation with soft skins and a more delicate profile than its relative \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/collections\/wine\/grape-catarratto\" title=\"Catarratto Natural Wine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCatarratto\u003c\/a\u003e. Coming from the Valdibella cooperative in Camporeale, Western Sicily, the grapes undergo 2 weeks of skin contact and 6 months in steel tanks. It's a proper orange wine - bold with colour, structure, and an incredible aromatic profile of ginger and apricots. The 2023 iteration of the wine is showing a touch more herbaciousness than previous vintages,\u003cspan\u003e with a distinctive fennel\/aniseed note that feels unmistakably Sicilian. \u003c\/span\u003eSaline, grippy and spicy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valdibella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43860447232230,"sku":"MOD-VALDI-NINFA-23","price":20.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/ValdibellaNinfa202112.jpg?v=1694439243"},{"product_id":"entre-vinyes-oniric-blanc","title":"Oniric Blanc 2024","description":"Simple, straight-up Xarel-lo delivering huge bang-for-buck. Clean, fresh and mineral with little of that peppery aroma and a salty twang in the finish, this is a wine you'll want to stock up on and come back to again and again.","brand":"Entre Vinyes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43860448248038,"sku":"MOD-ENTRE-ONIRICBLANC-23","price":16.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/EntreVinyesOniricBlanc202211_365c03ed-988b-4738-b12a-801a22575913.jpg?v=1715681089"},{"product_id":"ciello-bianco","title":"Bianco 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eEasy drinking Sicilian Caterratto for knocking back with abandon. You simply won’t get wine made with good quality fruit at a better price. This wine comes from one of the bigger estates we list, around 100 hectares, but the whole sprawling site is certified organic. Great value \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003evino da tavola made with minimal additives. A real fruit bomb, hazy and textured with bags of pithy citrus fruit. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ciello","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43887905603814,"sku":"CAV-CIELLO-BIANC-23","price":11.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/CIELLOBIANCO202012_ED_bc9196d6-3b48-4c3d-9333-9ff376101a46.jpg?v=1693996406"},{"product_id":"ottavio-rube-bianco","title":"Ottavio Rube Bianco 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eCortese is the grape of Gavi, but here it sees something of a different expression. Tart lemons and green, underripe plum combine to create some proper mouthwatering acidity. It's rustic, unpolished and fun; a bit hazy and most certainly funky. Everyday natural wine for the table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valli Unite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43894798778598,"sku":"CAV-OTTAVIO-BIANCO-23","price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/VALLIUNITEOTTAVIORUBEBIANCO202012_ED_9e7b4333-d28f-41d8-a2cc-d354018aba44.jpg?v=1694519857"},{"product_id":"frederick-cossard-bourgogne-blanc-bigotes","title":"Bourgogne Blanc Bigotes 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eChardonnay from forty year old vines planted over clay and limestone near the village of Puligny, pressed directly to concrete eggs for a year of élevage. This has everything we love about Burgundian Chardonnay, possessing great balance, chalky minerals, gorgeous stone fruits and a clean, salty finish. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frédéric Cossard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43943193641190,"sku":"TUT-COSS-BIGOTES-BLANC-21","price":52.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/COSSARDBIGOTES202013_ed_f35238cf-cae2-4c9a-953a-b26c4c7bcc80.jpg?v=1697025258"},{"product_id":"beck-hartweg-dambach-la-ville-riesling","title":"Dambach-la-Ville Riesling 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMouthwatering Riesling of the highest order, exactly what the Alsace does best. Acidity is right up there, with lots of fresh lime, pink grapefruit citrus and stony mineral character which follows through to an impressively rounded-out structure with creamy depth. Lots of different angles and edges with this one... brilliant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe designation Dambach-la-Ville distinguishes a unique terroir characterised by a homogenous pink granite bedrock on which the medieval village and its vineyards sit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis cuvée is made from three different lieux-dits (Lanzenberg, Frankstein, Breitstein) on sandy and rocky slopes exposed to the east. The grapes are slowly and gently pressed followed by an eight to ten months long fermentation in old traditional wooden foudres. Like all their wines bottled unfined and unfiltered after a year, this is a stunning terroir-driven riesling, crystalline and lifted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beck-Hartweg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44074200891622,"sku":"REP-VINE-BECK-HART-DAMBACH-23","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Dambach-la-VilleRiesling2023.jpg?v=1761578649"},{"product_id":"domaine-de-la-cotelette-meligote","title":"Meligoté 2023","description":"\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe latest from Benoit Killian, an experimental musician and winemaker in the outer reaches of Burgundy, the Saône valley. Meligoté comes from a single parcel of 2\/3 Aligote \u0026amp; 1\/3 Melon de Bourgogne, of which the majority are ungrafted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe grapes are pressed directly and aged in barrel. The Aligoté brings tension and focus, the Melon de Bourgogne bringing roundness and aromatics. Showing plenty of flesh, texture and rounded fruit at the moment, the wine feels fun in its youthful years, but only gain complexity with time. We would recommend laying this one down for a least 6 months. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de la Côtelette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44102075482342,"sku":"DNRWRI-COT-MELIG-23","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/DomainedelaCoteletteMeligote2023.jpg?v=1731678676"},{"product_id":"arnaud-chapuis-ouverture-blanc","title":"Ouverture Blanc 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is his direct-press Aligoté, given a slow 24-48 hour press in his antique basket press, which gives texture and body to the wine. It has electric acidity and incredibly pure fruit. Drinking well already but this one will only benefit from some cellar time if you have the patience to lay it down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arnaud Chapuis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44102086590694,"sku":"DNRWRI-CHAP-OUV-BLANC-22","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/OuvertureBlanc2022.jpg?v=1702292005"},{"product_id":"noella-morantin-chez-charles","title":"Chez Charles 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntriguing Sauvignon Blanc with a degree of opulence that pulls off a fine balance between rich, barrel-y influence and fresh, invigorating citrus fruits. Big aromas that meld some of those buttery notes with lemon and lime leap from the glass and on the palate the wine is impressively soft, rounded and concentrated. Pithy white grapefruit and a certain creaminess entwine with the racy acids in its very long finish. In short, not your typical Loire Sauvignon; in some ways there are elements you could liken to a Bourgogne \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAligoté. A fascinating wine of contrast and balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom vines around 40 years old planted in a single parcel over clay and limestone, dotted with flint, harvest was at the end of September. The grapes were directly-pressed into cuve to start fermentation then transferred to 400-litre old oak barrels for one year of rest before bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noëlla Morantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44123644199142,"sku":"WAY-MOR-CHEZCHARLES-2023","price":32.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/NoellaMorantinChezCharles23.jpg?v=1731584090"},{"product_id":"domaine-durrmann-riesling-sur-gres","title":"Riesling Sur Grès 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRiesling Sur Grès is Yann’s electric-charged, bouncing-ball of Riesling. Lively, zippy and incredibly fresh with lots of pithy citrus, precise acidity and soft chalky texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMade with 100% Riesling grown on sandstone soils, this is the easiest drinking of Yann’s cuvées. The grapes hand-harvested and direct-pressed into stainless steel where fermentation takes place, preserving the wines fresh green fruit qualities. Sur grès is typically a little less floral than Yann’s other cuvées, the focus instead being on zest and fleshy fruit all wound up with a tight coil of acidity. Hazy and thirst-quenching, this is a bottle just begging to be opened in the sunshine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Durrmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44613654184166,"sku":"UTB-DURR-SUR-GRES","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/DomaineDurrmannRieslingSurGres2022_d037230e-1b4f-47f2-b417-125376f899ae.jpg?v=1769695777"},{"product_id":"txakoli-de-getaria-blanco","title":"Txakoli de Getaria Blanco 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn absolute essential as we move into the warmer months - Txakoli is the native white wine of the Basque region of Spain and is in that lean, bone dry, spritzy style that is reminiscent of the more ubiquitous Portuguese Vinho Verde. This is the wine that you see being pouring from extravagant heights in the pintxos bars of San Sebastian - serve it ice cold alongside some little fried fishes and you're on the right track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wine from vineyards overlooking the Bay of Biscay in Basque country. Pale green, faint aromas of green apples and plums, very light bright, sharp and salty with biting acidity and a savoury saltiness as well as the classic Txakoli \"spritz\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ameztoi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877265993958,"sku":"CAV-AMEZ-TXAK-24","price":17.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/AMEZTOITXAKOLIDEGETARIA202011_ED_08ae957a-890f-44db-8b29-73f00f9beb0a.jpg?v=1715167670"},{"product_id":"la-calmette-resurgences","title":"Resurgences 2021","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA completely unique white wine from the Cahors - a region famed for its robust reds. Resurgences encapsulates elegance, vibrancy, complexity and surprise. The wine balances perfectly between power and elegance, with complex notes of fleshy white fruits, savoury spice and nuts sitting against a backdrop of minerality and well-integrated acidity. A wonderfully layered wine full of intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMade from an experimental, field-blend plot planted by Maya and Nicolas in 2017 containing Noual, Sylvaner, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chenin Blanc. The aim here is not necessarily to reflect one particular grape-variety, rather, the place itself. The plot is just 0.8 hectares, sitting atop a hillside on a South-facing slope, with vines planted on clay-limestone soils. The grapes are hand picked before a portion see a very short skin maceration in order to add texture, the remainder are slowly direct-pressed. Fermentation and aging take place large Alsatian foudre for over two years, where the wine develops some mild oxidative notes- nuts, spice and opulence. One that's tasting great now, but will only get better with time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"La Calmette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877274218726,"sku":"DNRMODAL-CALM-RESUR-21","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/LaCalmette-2021Resurgences.jpg?v=1715680852"},{"product_id":"mikael-bouges-french-clara","title":"French Clara 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% Sauvignon Blanc from the youngest vines planted over the mineral-rich limestone gravel, direct-pressed into steel, preserving immaculate freshness, then bottled in early 2024, this year with a very small 10mg\/l sulphur addition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLess steely and with softer edges than his more classical staple '\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bouges Chavigny Sauvignon Blanc\" href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/products\/la-pente-de-chavigny\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLa Pente de Chavigny\u003c\/a\u003e', this feels open and expressive, but never anything other than laser-beam linear. Juicy green apple, elderflower and ripe pear come together in a salivating meld, with a line of raw lemon citrus cutting it all through - without intervention, none of Mikaël’s whites complete malolactic, giving the wine some good vibrancy and edge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaël Bouges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892475162854,"sku":"WAY-BOUGES-CLARA-23","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Mikael_Bouges_French_Clara.jpg?v=1747757593"},{"product_id":"baby-bandito-keep-on-punching","title":"Baby Bandito 'Keep On Punching' 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeep On Punching is Swartland Chenin fermented and aged in a mixture of stainless steel and old foudre. Fresh, citrussy and clean as a whistle. Stylistically this wine fits more closely with the Chenins of the Loire valley - the fruit is apple and pear with some nice zippy white peach. The grapes come from old bush vines that yield small clusters of grapes with great concentration and acidity year on year. Craig's wines have a keen following, and for good reason.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Testalonga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44911145386214,"sku":"CAV-TESTA-KEEP-ON-24","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/TESTALONGABABYBANDITOKEEPONPUNCHING202111.5_ED.jpg?v=1715776099"},{"product_id":"le-batossay-gr-gr","title":"Gr Gr 2022","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA highly original take on Grolleau Gris, a pink-skinned mutation of Grolleau Noir, most widely known for making rosé. Here the grapes have been direct-pressed to make a compelling ‘blanc de noir’. A hazy shade of sunset in the glass, the wine pairs ripe, tropical fruit, sea salt and stones to brilliant effect, making for a formidable apéritif. The label proudly states ‘only the dead fish swim with the current’, so it is no surprise that Baptiste’s take on Grolleau Gris is one that goes against the grain, and is an exciting example of what happens when you do so. Fresh, textured, hazy and pure. A wine of real curiosity, falling somewhere in-between the white and ros\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMade with grapes from 30-year-old vines planted over clay and limestone in the outskirts of the Anjou villiage, \u003cspan\u003eMartigné-Briand. \u003c\/span\u003eThe grapes are direct-pressed into 3000-litre conical oak vats where fermentation takes place before being transferred into large fibre-glass tanks. Pure and nourishing, a wonderful expression of the lesser-known grape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Le Batossay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44911366504678,"sku":"BINDNRTUTTO-BATOSSAY-GRGR-22","price":32.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/LeBatossayGrGr2022.jpg?v=1717068971"},{"product_id":"kastelbari-grand-cru-kastelberg","title":"'Kastelbari' Grand Cru Kastelberg 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% Riesling from the Grand Cru site of Kastelberg, planted over a mix of Schist and sandstone. The grapes are pressed very slowly into wooden barrels to ferment, giving the wine a distinct texture and a full, rounded feel on the palate. The 2022 shows great balance, picked early to retain freshness. Chiseled, mineral and persistently salty with great length and complexity. Of course, this being Durrmann, there is a wire of taught acidity cutting through it all. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Durrmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44911416082662,"sku":"BINDNRUTB-DURR-RIESLING-KASTELBERG-22","price":41.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/DurrmannGrandCruKastelberg202112.jpg?v=1715778895"},{"product_id":"schodl-family-safari","title":"Safari 2024","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA sure-fire banger natural wine here in in Schödl's entry-level wine. 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The resulting wine offers deep complexity which evolves dynamically once opened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePouring with a beautiful oxidative shading, this Riesling is rounded and offers a perfect balance of salinity, citrus and concentrated golden fruit all wrapped up with a chiselled minerality and a freshness that persists until the end. Tasting great now, we imagine this will only get better with time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Domaine Rietsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45150601674982,"sku":"UTB-RIETSCH-STEIN-2023","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/RietschSteinRiesling20202023.jpg?v=1724152014"},{"product_id":"orsi-san-vito-posca-bianca","title":"Posca Bianca NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ‘NV’ in the description stands for ‘non-vintage’, meaning that the wine is made from the product of more than one single year. 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A clean, easy-drinking, versatile Riesling - great bang for buck!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProduced using grapes from slate soils, fermented and aged on the lees in stainless steel tanks, with a touch of sulpher added at bottling. 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