3 to 4 "must have" bottles
each month for $120
Dedicated to sending you our favorite wines from our top winemakers.
Small
Vineyards
We only import and sell wine from small vineyards. We never sell mass-produced wine, closeout wine or sub-par wine at a discount.
Organic, Biodynamic,
Dry Farmed
Not many people care as much about farming as we do. Our winemakers never use harsh synthetic chemicals in the vineyards because it's not healthy for them and it's not good for the grapes.
Low
Sulfur
Everybody's talking about sulfur in wine. Our winemakers don't use any sulfur, or use very little sulfur in the winemaking process. All our wines are under 80ppm and most are under 50ppm.
Lab
Tested
We like to double check everything by lab testing each wine, ensuring you know what you're getting.
What to expect each month for $120
Each month you'll get 3-4 bottles of the best natural wines from our featured winemaker in recyclable packaging.
How it Works
Each month we feature a natural winemaker
We ship 3-4 bottles of the featured winemaker's best to your door
You enjoy the best organic + natural wines in the world
September 2019
Featured Winemaker
Yann Durrmann
Domaine Durrmann
Alsace, France
Since taking over for his father in 2008, Yann has started radically exploring the world of natural wine. One of his unique methods is using his adorable flock of sheep to graze in and fertilize his vineyards. We were blown away when we tasted his wines and you get a special sneak peak into his no-sulfur-added wine portfolio. These have never been in the US before and you're the first ones to get your hands on these awesome natural wines.
What You'll Get in September 2019's Shipment
Durrmann Zegwar 2018
Durrmann Pinot Noir Rose 2018
Durrmann Pinot Noir 2018 Rouge, Sur Schistes
July 2019
Featured Winemaker
Tom Straka | Schloss Maissau | Hannes Sabathi
Weingut Straka | Schloss Maissau | Weingut Hannes Sabathi
Austria
We're celebrating summer with MUST-HAVE Austrian white wines from 3 of our Austrian producers
What You'll Get in July 2019's Shipment
Straka - Prantner Old Vine Welschriesling 2015
Made from the oldest welschriesling vines in Austria, 90 years old!
Schloss Maissau - Grüner Veltliner Weinviertel DAC 2017
A crisp gruner, perfect for brunch or appetizers.
Hannes Sabathi - Chardonnay Gamlitz STK 2015
NOT your California buttery chard, but instead complex and smooth, perfect for summer.
Hannes Sabathi - Sauvignon Blanc Kranachberg Grosse Lage STK 2015
The crème de la crème. From the "Grosse Lage", the most elite classification in Austria, aged in oak and the oldest and best grapes are used.
June 2019
Featured Winemaker
Johannes Zillinger
Bioweingut Johannes Zillinger
Niederösterreich, Austria
Johannes is all about the philosophy of biodynamic farming. He even grows his own herbs for tea tinctures to use as treatments in his vineyards. The wines are all spontaneously fermented, lightly filtered, and minimally sulfured only at bottling keeping with the purity desired by the natural wine crowd. The difference with these wines are their approachability to the entire consumer base. Everyone can appreciate the cleanliness, flavor, and precision of this juice regardless of their interest in natural wines. Here is how to sum up bio-dynamic farming: 1. Biodynamic farming is an older and much stricter way of farming than organic farming. 2. Beyond being organic, biodynamic farming practices are guided by a special calendar and many special rules. They do not allow additions like yeast to help or control the fermentation. 3. Often biodynamic farmers are fairly eccentric, but as a rule they are always committed to the most natural winemaking practices. 4. Just because a wine is biodynamic does not mean it will taste good, but many biodynamic wines are extraordinary.
What You'll Get in June 2019's Shipment
Reflexion - Lage Steinthal Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Aromatic, fresh, definitely has a cold climate touch. The nose is tart currant, blueberry, black cherry, bell pepper, sage, mint. The palate is deceptively dense. The extended skin contact definitely helps make this a medium bodied wine. Great acidity and balance, reminiscent of Chinon Cabernet Franc.
Reflexion - Lage Steinthal Sankt Laurent 2015
Fresh red berries and spicy, minerality and long endurance on the palate. Soft enough for New World Pinot Noir drinkers, earthy and structured enough for Old World wine lovers
Velue Zweigelt 2015
Fresh cherries and red berries, juicy and spicy, perfect length. A great representation of cold climate Zweigelt, without oak influence
Velue Riesling 2016
Floral, stone-fruit, very elegant. No TDN notes, a classic clean Austrian style.
May 2019
Featured Winemaker
João Tavares
João Tavares Wines
Dão, Portugal
João is a passionate and opinionated guy who makes unbelievable wine. He believes that to be truly organic means to do as little as possible in the vineyard and winery. If you visit the vineyards you will see João’s commitment to nature everywhere. Wildflowers act as natural protectants to the vines because of the antiseptic properties of the pollen. João’s favorite wildflowers are two kinds of chamomile that grow rampant throughout his vineyards. The terroir (earth the vines grow in and around) is full of granite. When you walk around you see the components of granite everywhere: quartz, mica and feldspar. The winery is covered in photovoltaic cells; making us a net exporter of electricity we could promote our wines as carbon neutral.
What You'll Get in May 2019's Shipment
Rufia Tinto 2016
Tart fruit, bright aromatics, lots of blueberry and cranberry notes with fresh herbs and underbrush. Low alcohol yet medium bodied and dense flavor profile.
Rufia Branco 2016
Funky, slightly tannic, with a slight celery salt note on the nose. High acid, refreshing, lots of apples and asian pear on the nose too.
Rufia Orange 2017
Rustic, raspy, but with bright fruit notes of persimmon, tamarind, quince, and pear.
Terras de Tavares 2008
The wine is herbal, savory, meaty with a pop of red and blue fruit. It has vibrant tannins and is perfectly balanced in the mouth. Most are surprised by its youth and freshness right out of the bottle, no decant needed. Very reminiscent of Northern Rhone wines with age.
April 2019
Featured Winemaker
Bertrand Habsiger
Fattoria di Caspri
Tuscany, Italy
Bertrand lives his whole life and makes all his decisions using biodynamic principles and in accordance with the biodynamic calendar. He picked out the property for his Fattoria Di Caspri winery over 10 years ago, when he was commissioned by a friend to go to Italy and make the most natural wine possible. What does “the most natural wine possible” even mean? Easy answer: No synthetic chemicals in the vineyard. No added yeasts. No acidification. No filtering. No additives. Nothing put in, nothing taken out. Organic. Biodynamic. Bertrand is deeply committed to biodynamic farming principles including dedicated use of the Maria Thun biodynamic calendar. Being able to predict what the weather will be like in the growing seasons helps him decide how to prune in the early spring which is critically important. Vineyard treatments include tisane (hot water with herbs) and decoction (cold water with extracts). Bertrand’s no-till method (no tools penetrate the earth more than 10cm) means the earth is not disturbed. The goal is to make wines with personality and enjoy them with natural food and good people! If you have extreme natural wine accounts, ones that no wine can be natural enough for, this one will win them over.
What You'll Get in April 2019's Shipment
Ciliegiolo 2014
Tart, bright, herbaceous red fruit. Has a hint of balsamic on the nose, but mostly leads with maraschino cherry and cranberry notes.
Rosso di Caspri 2013
Highly complex and bursting with flavor. Showcases tart red fruit. Integrated tannins.
Luna Blu 2015
Highly complex and bursting with flavor. Showcases fresh apricot and yellow peach notes with chamomile and sunflower aromas.
March 2019
Featured Winemaker
Luis Larrea
Pago de Larrea
Rioja, Spain
Luis grew up around wine and developed a deep understanding of winemaking throughout his life. His family once owned a small winery that grew into an empire creating mass produced wine. The family realized the magic had been lost and decided to sell in the 1990s. But soon, missing the art of true winemaking, they began a new project. Now, their winery feeds their souls. Today their obsession is with quality, not quantity.
What You'll Get in March 2019's Shipment
Caecus Ocho 2014
Soft savory and umami notes from the oak aging blend in well with the power and ripeness of the selected best grapes.
Caecus Crianza 2014
Soft savory and umami notes from the oak aging blend in well with the power and ripeness of the selected best grapes.
Caecus Unoaked - Rioja Alavesa 2016
Light, juicy tempranillo showcasing pomegranate and raspberry flavors. This is light in tannin without oak which perfectly showcases the Tempranillo grape. This is the style of wine favored by the Riojanos during the hot Iberian summers. Drink it with a slight chill.
Caecus Verderon 2014
Rich, savory, salty profile. This is produced in the traditional manner of barrel fermenting in new (25%) American oak imparting a dill and coconut flavor profile.
Feb 2019
Featured Winemaker
Joaquim Almeida
Quinta de Vale de Pios
Douro, Portugal
Joaquim is a one man team planting, tending to, harvesting, and vinifying the wines in his small cellar near the Spanish border. Barca d’Alva is the closest village nearby and also serves as the last stop on the Douro River before it becomes the Duero in neighboring Arribes DO. This region is particularly dry-only 6 inches of rain per year give this essentially desert climate the ability to grow only grapes, olives, and almonds. The soil is a veritable mosaic of broken quartz, granite, shale, and a subsoil of vertical black schist. Temperatures peak well over 105 degrees daily in the summer, but the night time temperatures drop to the upper 50s and provide a great level of freshness and acidity to the grapes.
What You'll Get in Feb 2019's Shipment
As Tourigas 2007
Typical Douro old vine red. A bit more elegant due to increased floral aromatics. Ripe blue fruit still dominates the profile, but the wine has a layer of complexity that comes from bottle age. A bit more savory, forest floor profile comes through on the finish.
Vale de Pios 2014
This is a dense, broad-shouldered powerful wine. The hot growing season provides ample opportunities to ripen the grapes, but behind the fruit there is an inherent acidity characteristic of the Douro. Ripe blue fruit, violets, herbes de provence, and soft oak spice notes balance the nose. The wine is powerful, yet still fresh. Powerful tannins round out the finish.
PIOS 2014
Ruby center, deep with bright red velvet edges. Floral and plum aromas with attractive resin notes. In the mouth it is compact and full bodied, with black fruits tones, spices and minerals, highlighted by the acidity that leaves a fresh finish. Provides a great example of the components each grape brings to the blend. Touriga Nacional- floral, blue fruit; Touriga Franca: black fruit, tannins; Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo): red fruit, acidity.
Pios Branco 2017
This wine has great body with citrus and minerality flavors, and a distinct salinity. Alcohol is surprisingly well balanced with just ripe tropical fruit notes. Reminds you of Albariño on the nose and then is a bit more rich on the palate.
January 2019
Featured Winemaker
Natale Baricchi
Cascina Baricchi
Piedmont, Italy
Once in a while you come across a wine and you know it is special. That was the case with Natale's dessert wine Regina de Felicita, when we first tried it 5 years ago. It is much more rare that EVERY wine you taste from a producer is equally impressive. He is not a typical Piedmontese producer. He is a mad genius winemaker that happens to be from Piedmont. His sparkling wines are on par with Champagne, but with many fun twists. His traditional Piedmontese grapes, better than we've ever had in Barbaresco, and over deliver for the price points.
What You'll Get in January 2019's Shipment
Visages de Canaille Spumante Brut Rosè Metodo Classico
Sparkling rosé of Nebbiolo is a tough cookie to pull off. This wine manages to retain the aromatic properties of Nebbiolo without keeping the tannic nature of the grapes. Only 6 producers even attempt this style of wine.
Barbaresco Riserva D.O.C.G. 2012
A perfect example of the delicate nature of Nebbiolo. An aromatic, rose petal and potpourri aroma combined with a powerful mouthfeel. The fruit profile is slightly dried, but still retains a tart freshness. Fruit notes are mostly strawberry, raspberry, and sour cherry with notes of rhubarb and sage. Incredible tannin structure will ensure this wine lasts for decades.
Piana dei Fichi Dolcetto d'Alba DOC 2016
Juicy, rich, blue fruit driven wine. As far as Dolcetto is concerned, this the best one we have ever come across. It is medium bodied, with velvety tannins, and great acidity. Fruit notes of blue plum and blackberry are rounded out by lavender and thyme. On the palate the fruit goes a bit tart and the wine has a very surprising density. Great complexity too.