Natural Wine
Have you been bit with the natural wine bug? Fantastic, you have come to the right spot. But are you also thoroughly confused by what natural wine means? Are your social media accounts infiltrated by Silicon Valley natural wine start ups which claim miraculous health benefits such as no hangovers, headaches, or relationship issues; or completely absurd and irrelevant claims like KETO FRIENDLY, PALO FRIENDLY, VEGAN FRIENDLY; will make you lose weight, acne, baldness and annoying people in your life? Okay, we made the last ones up, but reading the likes of some of these natural wine clubs, these claims aren't so far fetched.
The truth is, natural wine is awesome but will not give you eternal life. A lesser hangover perhaps and definitely fewer side affects if wine causes you health issues to begin with.
Natural wine has many definitions, but in short, we like to refer to them as wines with nothing added, coming from healthy grapes or as natural wine icon Franck Cornelissen says" grapes transformed without any corrections." These are living wines with the specific science of non-interventionism directly correlated to the terroir. These are wines that make you live, breathe, think and feel the place where they are from and hopefully transcend your sense of time and space.
Not all natural wines taste like kombucha or smell like post Phish concert kimchi grilled cheese but some of them can be quite out there with loads of funky goodness floating inside. Yet, we find most of them are nowhere this stereotype and even though the unfilteredness is present in all of them, this can vary from massive flotation to somewhat opaque. Equally, natural wine can range from super easy going to incredibly weird and diverse. Point being: try a bunch and see which ones are your speed!
At Some Good Wine, we strive to have one of the largest and most diverse selection of natural wines out there. Our first criteria is awesomeness! We look for producers we know and love and work with distributors whose methods and philosophy we respect. Every one of our natural wines we have tried and selected by hand. Our descriptions show that and if you need more information, feel free to call or email with questions.
2021 J Brix Cobolorum Riesling Pet Nat
VinotasNYT's favorite Pet Nat is BACK! Winemaker's Jody and Emily think this is the best vintage ever of the wine, and we agree. This pét-nat is bottle-co...
View full details2022 J. Brix CouCou Counoise Rose
VinotasTechnically a rose, but trying blind you would never know...it's that close to a red!!! From a weird, Southern French grape, seen seldom in CA. T...
View full details2020 Donkey & Goat Stone Crusher Roussanne
Jenny & FrancoisSkin contacted Roussanne. Ginger-spiced pear and baked apple aromas mingle with pretty, floral notes. On the palate, dry, medium bodied, subtle tan...
View full details2021 J. Brix Sunrise Over Skin Skin-Contact Riesling
VinotasEmily & Jody spent the night before the pick in the vineyard, sleeping in the box of the rented truck in which they would drive the grapes back...
View full details2020 Martha Stoumen Wines Post Flirtation Red Blend
Zev RovineMade by one of the most talented female winemakers and future star of CA wines. This wine has wild fruit notes; juicy aromatics from the Zinfandel ...
View full details2021 Methode Sauvage Iruai Shasta-Cascade
Zev Rovine30% Trousseau / 20% Mondeuse / 10% Blaufränkisch / 20% Pinot Noir / 20% Pinot Gris. Born out of the mythical wine growing region I’...
View full details2019 Donkey & Goat Twinkle
Jenny & FrancoisStarted in 2015, a light Mourvèdre was made which they realized would need a little something else, so they added light Syrah and some Grenache. Wi...
View full details2020 Donkey & Goat Gadabout
Jenny & FrancoisGADABOUT- Noun: A habitual pleasure seeker. A person who travels often, or to many different places, especially for pleasure. This wine encompasses...
View full details2022 Ruth Lewandowski Feints
Zev RovineThe majority of the blend remains the usual Arneis, Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo carbonic co-ferment. Small amounts of carbonic Montepulciano, Ve...
View full details2021 Ruth Lewandowski White Elimelech
Zev Rovine100% Riesling. Not quite the expected version of Riesling, Elimelech exists to show you another way. Only the craziest of sites can pull this off i...
View full details2020 Ruth Lewandowski L. Stone Red
Zev RovineThis is the third vintage of this wine, a tribute to Lowell Stone. For die hard Sangiovese fans; those that love the leather, the book shelf, th...
View full details2022 Iruai Sylvan Trousseau Methode Sauvage
Zev RovineFrom the winemakers: In nature grapes grow in the liminal spaces between the pastures of civilization and the wilds of the forest. T...
View full details2021 Ruth Lewandowski Naomi Grenache Gris
Zev Rovine100% Grenache Gris from 110(+) year old vines at the Historic Gibson Ranch in the McDowell Valley of Mendocino! "Naomi is our ode to elegance, ...
View full details2017 Kita Chardonnay St. Rita Hills
Wine For the WorldBy harvesting with lower alcohol and judicious use of new oak, Kita Chardonnay shows the vibrancy and elegance. Stunning wine for a fan of the "Ne...
View full details2020 Swick Semillon
Jenny & Francois2020 Old World Winery L Aureate
Zev Rovine2019 La Clarine Farm Albarino "Al Basc" Sierra Foothills
Bowler7 months on the skins, Albarino from limestone/schist. Rorick Vineyard. Peach and apricot notes, slight bit of tannin. 10.9% abv. Deep-golden hazy ...
View full details2019 Donkey & Goat Eliza
Jenny & FrancoisAnother great blend from famed Donkey and Goat. This time Clairette, Picpoul, Vermentino, Roussanne, and Grenache Blanc combine beautifully to give...
View full details2019 Swick Grenache Noir Columbia Valley
Jenny & FrancoisJoe Swick, natural wine phenom, has yet another minimal intervention light, chuggable , chillable smash hit. Tastes like berries right from the br...
View full details2021 Where's Linus Sauvignon Blanc
Jenny & FrancoisSolid natural wine, 100% Sauv Blanc, slightly orange with good texture and precision.
2020 Donkey & Goat Barsotti Gamay
Jenny & Francois2019 Jolie Laide Gamay Noir Barsotti Vineyard El Dorado
Verity2015 Kita Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine For the WorldSustainably farmed and hand-crafted in small lots, Kita Wines reflect the balance of terroir. Kita means "our valley oak" in the native language o...
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