Natural wines made in Basket Range, on Peramangk Land, in South Australia

‘Natural wine’ is wine made simply from grapes.

Though very little about it is simple – it is so much more:  ‘natural’ is not greed, capitalism, chemicals, or control. It is a metamorphosis that allows an archetypal drink to form. Therefore, natural wine cannot be made through greed, capitalism, chemicals, or control. You must have a relationship with the vines that offer their fruit, so they must be farmed organically. To adulterate nature’s work by filtering, fining, or any addition, including small amounts of sulfur, is not natural.

I’m proud to be amongst the makers of these wines. Even though there are high risks of volatile acidity, mousiness, brettanomyces, and lactic acid bacteria fermentation, it is enlivening to learn the skills and walk with nature.

I am thankful for those who support natural wine. It is good for your body and creates a more beautiful world.