Cuvée EWC Piquette 2020
Made from leftover pomace of crushed grapes that are re-fermented in bottle. 75% Hudson River Valley Marquette, 25% Finger Lakes Cab Franc, fortified with a small addition of unfermented Northern Spy Cider, local wildflower honey tirage. Zero added S02. This Piquette is fun, tart, and eccentric. The perfect wine for warmer days!
Tasting Notes: Funky and deep with notes of wild red fruit such as cherry and raspberry, and hints of herbaceousness.
Pairing Suggestions: Heavier Fish, Picnic Food, Seafood
New York, USA
Type: Red | Vintage: 2020 | Sulfites: Minimal | Alcohol: 7% | Varietal: Marquette, Cabernet Franc | Production: Organic, Sustainable | Style: Glou Glou
Producer Profile
Todd and Crystal left Brooklyn in the Summer of 2016 after a combined 30 years in the city to try their hand at building sustainable food systems in the Hudson Valley. Both had very limited experience in agriculture, mostly relegated to growing tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and hops on fire escapes (when the neighborhood squirrels didn't kill everything out of spite.) Being lifetime New Yorkers, they wanted to show that interesting and dynamic wines could be grown in the Hudson Valley in the context of a small, Biodynamic, permaculture-focused farm. - Wild Arc.
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About Natural Wine
Great question! There are a lot of definitions for natural wine with the main term you'll hear being that it has had minimal intervention. To be more specific, our definition is that the wine must first be sustainably farmed, which typically means it was organically or biodynamically farmed.
Then, in the cellar the natural winemaking process has some differences as well! The wine is typically unfined, unfiltered, and goes through spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts. If you want to know more about what natural wine is, we have an entire guide under our reference section!
The short answer is that natural wine can taste like any other kind of conventional wine (we like to call these stealth natural wines) or it can taste quite a bit different, as production methods can vary and potentially be lighter, or in a style you've never had before (like orange, pet-nat or amphora).
The natural wine community is also more accepting of some qualities in wines that conventional would consider a flaw, like Brett, some oxidation, or volatile acidity. We would consider these in high amounts to also be a flaw, but in many cases a touch of these qualities can ultimately improve their flavor and texture and be happily accepted in a natural wine.
To find out more about what natural wine tastes like, check out our full blog and podcast on the topic here.
The short answer is, no! But many are. Glou-glou describes winesthat are easily chuggable, impossible to put the glass down, and seductively delicious! They tend to be young and fresh, designed to be drunk early with an average ABV of around 10%. Check out different styles or glou glou natural wine here on our site.