The debate over natural wines is frustrating. Most people who condemn them seem not to have a clue about how they are made or what
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Wine Review: Haarmeyer Wine Cellars “St. Rey” Sutter Ranch Vineyard Chenin Blanc Clarksburg 2019
I enjoy eccentricity—eccentric people and eccentric wines. So this wine hits my sweet spot and at a great price. Heady fumes of baked apple, a

Wine Review: Scholium Project 1 MN Bechtold Ranch 2017
Former college professor Abe Schooner, winemaker and proprietor of Scholium Project, has this natural winemaking thing wired. He’s been doing it since 2000. This is
Wine Review: Domaine Tatsis Roditis Orange Macedonia 2014
A skin contact, natural white wine with a pretty amber hue, but that pretty hue is deceptive. This is very challenging wine. On the criteria
More Silliness About Natural Wine
An article entitled “Is Natural Wine a Millennial Con? is bound to be silly, an opportunity for the author to show she’s “down with the
Are Natural Wines Terroir-Driven?
One of the justifications for natural wine that you sometimes hear is that wines that are made without sulfur, filtering or other winery interventions reveal