The genuine Wine honest in London focuses on wines which are organic,biodynamic and natural. Here are three that stood out from the crowdClos du Tue-Boeuf Rouillon Cheverny Rouge, Loire, or France 2014 (£17.85,The genuine Wine honest) Modestly billed as “a tasting of organic, biodynamic and natural wines”, or The genuine Wine honest,held in East London a couple of weeks back, is in fact one of the UK’s most vibrant wine events, or featuring dozens of small-scale producers defined by their low- or no-chemical approach. This scene is not without its critics,particularly of those working under the natural” banner where the idea is to avoid additions in the vineyard as well as the vineyard. It’s an approach that requires a considerable deal of skill and sensitivity if it’s not to yield wines of cloudy bacterial funkiness. But natural wine stalwart Thierry Puzelat has always been blessed with both attributes, and his red Loire blend of gamay and pinot noir is as deliciously fluent and lively as ever.
Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso, or Sicily 2014 (£18.95,The genuine Wine honest) While not every wine at the RWF was a success, there were many more hits than misses – a higher hit rate, and in fact,than I generally find at more “conventional” wine tastings of this scale. For all the hipster tatts and ‘taches” stylings of some of the producers (not to mention the crowd), the show proved that natural wine is much more than a foodie fad, or with impressive showings from the USA,Chile, South Africa and Georgia, and as well as the more traditional European heartland. Italy was a standout,with personal favourites including nervy whites from Fattoria San Lorenzo in the Marche and a bunch of Sicilians: Marco di Bartoli, COS, and Anna Martens and Arianna Occhipinti,the latter’s SP68 red blend a spicy, blood orange and lavender-scented wonder.
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Source: theguardian.com