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Artisanal wines

Artisanal wines

Natural wines are authentic expressions of the territory, produced with respect for rural traditions and the rhythms of nature. Above all, they are the result of traditional and sustainable cultivation methods, often organic or biodynamic, based on the rejection of synthetic chemical products such as pesticides or herbicides, and increasingly focused on the enhancement of ancient agronomic practices, native vines, the most traditional forms of farming and the oldest vineyards. Vinification is carried out without invasive or artificial procedures, favouring spontaneous fermentation without the addition of yeasts or other additives and keeping the quantity of sulphites low. This gives rise to very typical and characteristic expressions , straightforward and genuine, at times daring and disorienting, at other times simpler and more immediate, but always capable of offering great emotions.

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Pecorino 'Donna Orgilla' Fiorano 2024
5/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Agricola Fiorano
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Marche (Italy)
14,80 €11,80 
11,80 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Rioja 'El Marujo' Joven Organico Señorio De Librares 2023
Señorio De Librares
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | La Rioja (Spain)
12,10 €10,90 
10,90 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
'Rugiada del mattino' I Carpini
I Carpini
75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
16,20 
16,20 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore La Staffa 2023
1/3
Slowine
3/4
Vitae AIS
La Staffa
2023 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Marche (Italy)
12,90 €10,90 
10,90 
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Schiava 'Para Se' Agricola Mos 2024
1/3
Slowine
Agricola Mos
2024 | 75 cl / 11% | Trentino (Italy)
15,30 
15,30 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Riesling Trocken Gutswein Weingut Reinhardt 2023
Weingut Reinhardt
2023 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Pfalz (Germany)
13,30 
13,30 
Albarino 'Albamar' Bodegas Albamar 2024
92/100
Robert Parker
Albamar
2024 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Galizia (Spain)
22,00 
22,00 
Spumante Metodo Classico Extra Brut 'Quattrocento 40 Lune' Nicola Gatta
Gatta Nicola
75 cl / 12.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
34,00 
34,00 
Bordeaux Rouge Superieur 'Les Sources' Chateau Jean Faux 2021
92/100
James Suckling
Château Jean Faux
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Bordeaux (France)
18,50 €15,70 
15,70 
Bianco rifermentato in bottiglia 'NaturalmenteFrizzante' Casa Belfi
2/3
Slowine
Casa Belfi
75 cl / 12.5% | Veneto (Italy)
13,90 €12,50 
12,50 
Pet-Nat 'La Petite Lanterne' Du Vin aux Liens 2022
Du Vin aux Liens
2022 | 75 cl / 12% | Alsazia (France)
22,00 
22,00 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
'Sampagnino Sulle Bucce' Bulli
Bulli
75 cl / 12% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
8,70 
8,70 
TOP SELLER  last month
'Sampagnino' Rosa Bulli
Bulli
75 cl / 12.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
7,10 
7,10 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Renosu Rosso Dettori
90/100
Robert Parker
Dettori
75 cl / 12% | Sardegna (Italy)
13,00 
13,00 
White 'Saroto' Arribas Wine Company 2023
Arribas Wine Company
2023 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Douro (Portugal)
19,90 
19,90 
TOP SELLER  last month
'Sampagnino' White Wine Bulli
Bulli
75 cl / 12% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
7,10 
7,10 
Nerello Mascalese 'Versante Nord' Eduardo Torres Acosta 2022
Torres Acosta Eduardo
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
21,30 
21,30 
K-Or' Clos Troteligotte 2021
Clos Troteligotte
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Sud Ovest (France)
15,90 €14,30 
14,30 
Only 2 left!
Rosato Frizzante Rifermentato in bottiglia 'Per Franco' Bergianti
2/3
Slowine
Bergianti
75 cl / 12.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
17,50 €15,80 
15,80 
TOP SELLER  last month
'Artigli' Bulli
Bulli
75 cl / 12% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
6,60 €4,60 
4,60 
Cabernet Franc Castelvecchio 2022
89/100
James Suckling
88/100
Veronelli
Castelvecchio
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
18,00 
18,00 
Verdicchio Castelli Jesi Classico Superiore 'Palombare' Campanelli 2023
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Campanelli
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Marche (Italy)
22,90 
22,90 
Cremant de Loire 'Piplettes' Domaine Clo
Domaine Clo
75 cl / 12.8% | Valle della Loira (France)
17,10 
17,10 
Catarratto 'Ambras' Barracco 2021
Barracco Francesca
2021 | 75 cl / 12% | Sicilia (Italy)
16,90 
16,90 
Spumante Brut Nature 'La Planta' Mas Gomà
Mas Gomà
75 cl / 11.5% | Catalogna (Spain)
18,90 
18,90 
Semi-sparkling White Wine 'Zuzù' Franchina e Giarone
Franchina e Giarone
75 cl / 13% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
17,20 
17,20 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Malvasia Secca Frizzante Bulli
Bulli
75 cl / 12% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
7,10 €6,40 
6,40 
Friulano Ferlat 2022
Ferlat
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
18,40 €16,60 
16,60 
Pinot Nero 'Vigneto La Fiocca' Piccolo Bacco dei Quaroni 2022
Piccolo Bacco dei Quaroni
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
14,50 
14,50 
Malvasia Castelvecchio 2024
90/100
Veronelli
89/100
James Suckling
Castelvecchio
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
17,80 €16,00 
16,00 
Vitovska Zidarich 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Zidarich
2022 | 75 cl / 12% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
28,50 €22,80 
22,80 
Senziente Podere Ranieri 2019
Podere Ranieri
2019 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
24,90 
24,90 
Chianti Classico Podere Val delle Corti 2022
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Val delle Corti
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Toscana (Italy)
26,00 
26,00 
Champagne Extra Brut 'Eveil' V&G Dupont
V&G Dupont
75 cl / 12.5% | Regione Champagne (France)
44,90 €40,40 
40,40 
Gewurtztraminer 'Amelie' Vignoble Des 2 Lunes 2020
Vignoble Des 2 Lunes
2020 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Alsazia (France)
22,90 
22,90 
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie 'Symphonie N°1' Domaine du Bourgeais 2021
Domaine du Bourgeais
2021 | 75 cl / 12% | Valle della Loira (France)
12,50 €11,30 
11,30 
Rosé Pet-Nat 'Scighera' Fiorano
3/4
Vitae AIS
Agricola Fiorano
75 cl / 13% | Marche (Italy)
15,90 
15,90 
TOP SELLER  last month
Ortrugo Frizzante Bulli 2023
Bulli
2023 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
7,70 €6,90 
6,90 
Rosato 'Kamì' Fiorano 2023
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Agricola Fiorano
2023 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Marche (Italy)
11,40 
11,40 
Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Domaine de la Pepiere 2023
Domaine de la Pépière
2023 | 75 cl / 12% | Valle della Loira (France)
16,90 
16,90 
'iToscani' Azienda Agricola Toscani 2022
89/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Toscani Azienda Agricola
2022 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Toscana (Italy)
13,00 
13,00 
Pinot Blanc Trocken Ortswein Deidesheim Weingut Reinhardt 2022
Weingut Reinhardt
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Pfalz (Germany)
22,20 €15,50 
15,50 
Cannonau 'Mamuthone' Sedilesu 2022
2/3
Slowine
3/4
Vitae AIS
Sedilesu
2022 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Sardegna (Italy)
20,50 
20,50 
Bordeaux Rouge 'InVinCible' Chateau Lauduc 2024
Château Lauduc
2024 | 75 cl / 14% | Bordeaux (France)
13,80 €11,00 
11,00 
Bordeaux Rouge 'InVinCible' Chateau Lauduc 2022
Château Lauduc
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Bordeaux (France)
13,50 
13,50 
Only 4 left!
Rosso Vino del Poggio
Vino del Poggio - Andrea Cervini
75 cl / 14.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
12,90 €11,60 
11,60 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Airén Macerato 'Vivo del Aire' Torresano
Torresano
75 cl / 12% | Castiglia La Mancia (Spain)
13,00 €11,70 
11,70 
Gewurtztraminer 'Amelie' Vignoble Des 2 Lunes 2018
Vignoble Des 2 Lunes
2018 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Alsazia (France)
22,20 €17,80 
17,80 

Nature and Tradition: the Rediscovery of Small-Scale Production

In recent years, the growing awareness of consumers all over the world about the quality of wine production and the progressive and proud awareness of many small wine growers has led to a rediscovery of ancient traditions that has rewarded small territorial productions, identified in common parlance with the lapidary but inaccurate definition of "natural wine". Associations, fairs and proclamations have sprung up around this definition, attracting ever-wider niches of wine lovers and enthusiasts, united by the search for the authentic and genuine flavour of that perfect combination of tradition, territory and culture well expressed in the French term "terroir".

Initially created as a redeeming force against large-scale industrial production, accused of standardising the taste and personality of products, this trend, which unites small winemakers with an ever-widening public, has become a rapidly growing phenomenon. Today, many wineries, both new and historic, are engaged in the production of artisanal-type wine, increasingly perceived as 'second nature', such as Cantina Gravner and Radikon in Collio, La Stoppa in Emilia, Dettori in Sardinia and many others in Italy and around the world. But what are the criteria for defining a production with these terms?

To date, there is no official certification that establishes which productions fall within this typology, defined as 'natural' in common language. Events of national importance such as Live Wine, Vinnatur, Wine Revolution and Back to the Wine have helped to disseminate and communicate it, proposing certain criteria for definition each time. Distribution companies, brands, participation in trade fairs and producer associations are important instruments of distinction, but what is most relevant and discriminating is a production approach that, although declined in different ways, has a very precise physiognomy.


How Does an Artisanal Wine Come into Being?

Artisanal wine production made ''the old-fashioned way" stems from a production approach closely linked to ancient farming traditions and far removed from industrial logic. The agronomic and enological practices used must be as natural as possible, with human intervention limited to the essential and without the use of substances considered 'artificial', i.e. born from chemical synthesis. Some of the criteria followed by many small-scale winemakers can help to define and clarify the genesis of an artisanal wine production:

Vineyard practices:

- organic, biodynamic or integrated pest management regime

- propensity to use indigenous vines

- maintenance of traditional training systems

- low yields per hectare

- possible preservation of the oldest and least productive vines quality-wise

- rejection of pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and any other synthetic chemical

substance

- significant reduction in the amount of copper and sulphur used for pesticide

treatments, promoting environmental balance and biodiversity through green

manure, organic and homeopathic preparations

- rejection of irrigation and use of fertilisers only in exceptional cases, using only

organic substances

- strictly manual harvesting

Cellar practices:

- spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, without inoculation of selected

yeasts

- fermentation at room temperature, without temperature control

- frequent use of more or less long maceration on the skins, even for white wines

- rejection of corrective and invasive practices such as micro-oxygenation and reverse

osmosis

- refusal or significant reduction in the amount of sulphites to be used in winemaking

and bottling

- rejection of enological additives or other enzymes

- static decanting, simple racking or possibly very light filtration instead of clarification,

invasive filtration or chemical stabilisation

- use of only endogenous sugars for re-fermentation in the bottle of sparkling wines

- possible use of traditional cement tanks for maturation or old or used wooden barrels


Personality and Character of Old-Fashioned Taste

This artisanal production is the fruit of small-scale winemakers who have chosen to cultivate their vineyards without resorting to the conveniences offered by modern chemistry and to limit human intervention in the cellar, giving up full control of the vinification process to rely on time and nature. The intention of many of these wine-makers is to return to the traditions of the land in order to continue producing as they used to at the time.

The natural consequence of this programmatic intent is that the productions are small and limited, marked by a strongly organoleptic territorial and identity profile. The particular soil and climate characteristics of the area, the personality of the vines used and the work of man combine to define nectars with a high taste-olfactory impact in which, very often, it is easy to recognise the flavours of the past.

At times disorienting and controversial, these labels should not be judged according to the standards of harmony of modern enology, because even small defects can contribute to that rustic and rural imprint that makes them unique and inimitable. Some of these expressions can be described as 'extreme', i.e. only recommended for connoisseurs, while others are more accessible and appreciated by neophytes and the curious. Everyone has their own favourite!

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