Now that Autumn has definitely arrived, we thought it time to put together a selection of natural wines fit for the season. Rich, comforting, warming, aromatic, sensual: these are the bottles we reach for at this time of year.
Federico's 'perpetual cuvée' of Pignoletto, that blends wine from many vintages in one big concrete tank. Fresh & zesty notes combined with a deeper, nutty and lightly oxidative character. A long-time Wayward favourite. Find out more.
RegionColli Bolognesi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
GrapesPignoletto
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Impressively refined Cabernet Franc from very old vines. A glossy texture and fine-grained tannins that can only be achieved with patient winemaking. Showing all the dark fruit and herbaceous qualities we love in this grape. Find out more.
RegionSaumur, Loire, France
GrapesCabernet Franc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Giardino's Greco with the highest altitude and as such, the freshest of all their often highly complex macerated whites. Almond-y stone fruits, with the tufo soils imparting an unmistakable puff of volcanic smoke. Find out more.
RegionIrpinia, Campania, Italy
GrapesGreco
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Qvevri-fermented white wine using a native grape from the place many refer to as the cradle of natural winemaking, Georgia. Bruised fruits, straw and flavours of the earth. To taste the wine of yesteryear. Find out more.
RegionManavi, Kakheti, Georgia
GrapesTsolikouri
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
From two parcels, one over grés in Mutzig, another on clay-limestone back home in Mittelbergheim. A 14-day infusion-style maceration of whole bunches dropped into direct-pressed juice, leaving a wine with an intriguing peachy purple-tinged hue and with a herbal tea-like quality. Find out more.
RegionMittelbergheim, Alsace, France
GrapesPinot Gris
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Highly complex Fiano, made as it always was, with a long skin maceration. Savoury and golden, with layers of salty almond and oily lemon balm citrus. Brilliantly structured, this wine has real presence. Find out more.
RegionIrpinia, Campania, Italy
GrapesFiano
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
In a world of aromatic Malvasia that can blow your head of with its soaring, fragrant aromas, it is refreshing to find a totally different expression of the grape from the windswept limestone soils of Slovenia's Kras. A contemplative wine that speaks of the winemaking history of this rugged terrain. Find out more.
RegionKomen, Kras, Slovenia
GrapesMalvazija
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Unreal levels of depth, concentration and complexity are to be found in this show-stopping, deeply amber wine. So many things to pick out aromatically it's hard to know where to start. Find out more.
RegionEmilia-Romagna, Italy
GrapesMalvasia, Ortrugo, Trebbiano
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
L'Indigène is one of Bohn's more experimental cuvées and uses what is often perceived as a lesser grape of the region, Sylvaner, to great effect. Reminiscent of some the macerations with Pinot Gris from the Alsace, it has a similar peachy tint to it, as well as a tea-like quality. Find out more.
RegionReichsfeld, Alsace, France
GrapesSylvaner
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites"