The major difference between regular wine and natural wine is that natural wine are made with the least amount of interferences and interventions. Natural wines are all different from each other and can sometimes be quite quirky.
Some unique natural wine tastes and flavors include smoky leather, smoked meat, licorice, and tobacco. This strays far away from the usually berries and pepper that we’re all used to. Natural wine has it’s own character and the difference has created a large following for the alternative wine.
The natural wine movement started in France when a few vintners were unimpressed with their modern wines and wanted to bring it back to the basics of taste and quality. The idea is to stay faithful to the fruit of the vine without much intervention to create an unnatural taste or color.
Lee Campbell, the beverage director and reynard in Williamsburg says, “We are changing the concept of what yummy is.”
These innovative vintners are producing this untamed, unrefined, down-to-earth wines that are attracting a large crowd of eco-friendly, organic, and sustainable living advocates.
“There’s been this explosion of interest in our wines from people who are tired of homogenized wine styles that erase individuality,” says Jenny Lefcourt, a co-owner of Jenny & Francois, a Tribeca-based wine importer specializing in Natural wines.
Natural wine is a completely new take on the taste of wine. The funny thing is – this is what wine should taste like. Wine making is unnatural in itself, however, keeping the interventions as limited as possible is key to preserving the natural flavor of the wine.
Natural wine has taken off in NYC within the past few years, being featured in many popular wine bars and restaurants, as well as the best wine shops. Williamsburg has a huge selection of individual natural wines at The Natural Wine Company. gradually, this trendy alternative to wine is increasing in Brooklyn and Downtown Manhattan.