João will tell you all he needs to make wine is grapes, water to clean his equipment and a touch of sulfur at bottling. He rarely uses products in the vineyard, and when he does he only uses topical organic treatments. In today’s world, this is about as minimal as it gets.

 

João isn’t following a natural wine trend. This is how he and his father have always done it. His wine is proof that a deliciously powerful wine can be naturally made.

 

winemaking

Manually harvested in 15kg boxes.

Spontaneous fermentation with ambient native yeasts

in closed stainless steel tank for 10-12 days until dry.

Temperature controlled with water from a natural sources on the vineyard.

8 months on primary lees, racking once at 4 months. Unfilteredv