Натуральне вино. Вступ до органічних та біодинамічних вин, які виготовляють природним способом

by Isabelle Legeron

Процес виготовлення вина стає дедалі більш ненатуральним: починаючи від розбризкування пестицидів на виноградниках, і до надмірного застосування сульфітів і домішок у погребі. Проте, на щастя, існує інший спосіб виноробства, про який розповідає Ізабель Лежерон. Вона популяризує натуральне вино у всьому світі та проводить надзвичайно успішну виставку вина «RAW WINE» в Лондоні, Берліні, Нью-Йорку і Лос-Анджелесі. В цій книжці Ізабель пояснює, чому найкращі та автентичні вина виготовляють саме натуральним способом.

Наразі не існує офіційного визначення натуральних вин. Але це вина, які виготовляють із винограду, вирощеного органічним (або біодинамічним) методом, в які нічого не додають і не забирають під час виробництва. Хіба використовуєть зовсім небагато сульфітів. Це старий, добрий, створений самою природою спосіб ферментації виноградного соку у вино.

Якщо тобі не байдуже, що у твоєму бокалі, якщо ти хочеш поринути у світ унікальних ароматів і смаків або залюбки підтримуєш невеликих виробників, тоді тобі обов’язково потрібно дізнатися більше про натуральні вина і де їх можна знайти. У книзі дізнаєшся, як виготовляють вина, познайомишся із деякими виробниками і знайдеш дегустаційні примітки про понад 140 найкращих вин, які неодмінно варто скуштувати.

Видання здійснено за ініціативи Wine Bureau.

Більше про книжку https://starylev.com.ua/naturalne-vyno.

Genres: Wine, Nonfiction, Food, Reference

224 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2014

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent primer on organic and biodynamic wines, well-written and beautifully photographed. The second edition from 2017 has an extensive (for Paris, NYC, and San Francisco) list of cafes, restaurants, and shops selling these rare wines from tiny wineries.

[Nicolas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Belle introduction pour les curieux-ruses et beau répertoire: de quoi faire allonger votre lise d’envies et d’IP...

[Cat Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

One cannot help, when just beginning, to get easily swept up in Legeron’s writing about natural wine. She champions these wines so fervently that it becomes almost a political call to action.
However, when every single natural winemaker is beyond reproach, and the system becomes personified by a villain “out to get them all”, one has to put the book down a little, take a light pinch of salt, and start again.

I loved this book for its explanations - brief but effective (I can get more in depth elsewhere; this is, after all: an introduction), its portraits, its photographs and its wine list at the end. It is difficult to write objectively about something you love.

However, as an introduction which should by definition serve absolute novices, I think this book should have been more level-headed overall.

[Matik · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has RUINED my interest in natural wines. I did like few natural wines before and got this book to guide my further exploration, but now I feel like I'd better stay away.

First, the author leaves without explanation a lot of things she writes about. She doesn't even care to properly explain what "biodynamic" actually means (or is it because it's some spiritual-astrological nonsense?).

Second, right from the first pages you feel how biased the author is, how she considers everything "natural" to be much better then human-made just because it's natural. The book is filled with statements supported only by the author's emotions — some of those statements are just ignorant.

To be fair, I did get a few insights about the process of making wine and why some aspects of producing natural wines make sense, but overall I've got an impression that the whole community is a freak show that manages to produce something drinkable only by accident.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting and another building block of a natural wine journey,but I didn’t like how it was put together- it dived about all over the place and didn’t sustain thought. I also would have appreciated seeing labels at the back with recommended wines to have a more visual idea of what she was recommending.

[Jesper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very inspiring 🍷

[Katie Mather · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great introduction to natural wine, with plenty of useful knowledge and interesting interviews with growers and producers.

[Foos · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice photos, but on the rudimentary side. I was hoping for more depth.

[Vasyl · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent introduction to natural wine.

[Hannah Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating read on wine!

[Safaa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Came for grape farming, stayed for wine recommendations

[Michelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lots of pretty photos of natural vineyards in the sunset, but I didn't find the information all that enlightening. Maybe it would have been better years ago before natural wine bars had sprouted up everywhere, but I came in already knowing the basics, and this didn't elaborate on them much. I'm trying to think of what I learned from reading this, and all I can come up with is that commercial whites are so sterile because they to stop the malo on purpose to keep a crisp flavor. Now I know why I suddenly like whites now that I'm drinking natural wines.

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

An ok introduction to the natural wine movement.