Natural wine
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[edit] Definition
Natural wine is wine made with as little chemical and technological intervention as possible, either in the way the grapes are grown or the way they are made into wine. The term is used to distinguish such wine from wine which is 'organic'. Wine is organic in the sense of having been 'made from organically grown grapes', but it is subject to technical manipulation in the winemaking process[1].
[edit] Controversy
The concept of 'natural wine' is extremley controversial, particularly in the English-speaking world. Many critics reject it as bogus or misleading. There is no established certification body and the term has no legal status. Winemakers who describe themselves (or are described by others) as 'natural' often differ in what they consider to be an acceptable level of intervention.
[edit] Requirements
Most definitions of natural wine include some or all of the following :
- Hand-picked, organically or biodynamically grown grapes.
- Low-yielding vineyards.
- No added sugars, no foreign yeasts.
- No fining or filtration.
- No adjustments for acidity.
- No other additives for mouth-feel, colour, etc.
- No micro-oxygenation or reverse osmosis.
- No fining or filtration.
- Little or no added sulphite.
[edit] References
- ^ Breton, Félicien: Organic wines
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