Wine at Terroirs: Wine Philosophy - "Natural Wines"

The intention of the wine list is simple: to introduce customers to natural, hand made wines that they feel like drinking.

The list includes 200 bins including sparkling and champagne, still and sweet wines. There is also an impressive list of artisan eaux de vie and liqueurs.

The wines are sourced from small artisan growers who work sustainably, organically or biodynamically in the vineyard and with minimal interventions in the winery. Much of the farming is labour-intensive, often done with horses rather than tractors, and all of the picking and selection is by hand. Yields, usually from old vines, are low. Fermentations tend to be with wild yeasts and several wines are made without addition of sulphur dioxide, and are unfiltered and unfined. In style the wines tend to be light-to-medium bodied, fresh (even refreshing), savoury and delicious to drink – but even more delicious with food.

The focus is on France and Italy. Many of the French growers are certified organic and biodynamic. Several of the Italian growers belong to Vin Veri (Real Wines), a movement of like-minded natural winemakers.

The objective is to present wines that most sympathetically reflect the place from which they originate, the nature of the vintage itself and the personality of the grower - in short those wines that encapsulate the notion of terroir.

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