BASKET & CHECKOUT

Date: 7pm, Thursday 17th March 2011
Price: £20.00

Forget organic or biodynamic – natural wines are the latest trend to sweep the wine world while saving the planet. But are they any good? Is this just a fad or is it true that some of the purest examples of varieties and terroir can be produced by using traditional methods in the vineyard and the winery, with almost zero sulphur added during the process?

This tasting will look at 12 of the best examples from across France and Italy (with a Spanish wine thrown in for good measure), and it promises to be one of the most fascinating tastings we have ever done. This could be an event that puts you off natural wines completely or changes your life and drinking habits forever - either way it is bound to be interesting.

The final lineup will be:

Sparkling:
NV Vin de Table Menu Pineau 'Petillant Naturel'; Thierry Puzelat (Loire, France)

White:
2008 Sancerre Blanc ‘Skeveldra’; Sebastien Riffault (Loire, France)
2005 Vin de Table Sauvignon Gris; Lassolle (Gascony, France)
2006 Vino de Tavola Pinot Grigio; Dario Princic (Friuli, Italy)
2007 Vino de Tavola Bianco; Massa Vecchia (Tuscany, Italy)

Red:
2009 Arbois 'Pupillon Rouge'; Emmanual Houillon (Jura, France)
NV Vino de Tavola 'Munjabel'; Frank Cornellissen (Sicily, Italy)
2009 Vin de Table 'La Guerrerie'; Tue Boeuf (Loire, France)
2009 Fleurie 'Printemps'; Yvon Metras (Beaujolais, France)
2009 Morgon; Julien Sunier (Beaujolais, France)
2007 'La Llopetera' Pinot Noir; Escoda Sanahuja (Conca de Barbera , Spain)
2009 St Joseph; Dard & Ribo (Rhone, France)

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