Book Tour: The World of Natural Wine

My 440-page natural wine book is officially released today! Here's a calendar of book launch events in the USA, UK, Canada, and beyond.

The World of Natural Wine finally comes out today. Seven years in the making ! It felt appropriate to mark the occasion by emerging from the Languedoc wilderness (where I’ve been harvesting and making wine for the past month) to meet readers and catch up with friends in various cities around the world.

So here’s a calendar of The World of Natural Wine book launch events. Where details have already emerged, I’ve included them. Details will evolve, so please check back on this post on the Substack site for updates.

If logistics allow, I’ll try to bring to each event a bottle or two of my own wine, which I produced with the encouragement of my friends at Clos Fantine last year. (Subscribers can read more about my adventures making my own wines here.)

Many thanks for reading, as always!

Aaron

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THE WORLD OF NATURAL WINE: THE BOOK TOUR

Paris

Sept. 27th - STUDIO CHAMBRE NOIRE
4, boulevard Jules Ferry, 75011 PARIS
France
6pm - ?

Featuring guest chef Svante Forstorp, and guest winemakers Riccardo Ferrante, Olga Ivanova Monod of Hors Saison, and Hannah Fuellenkemper (and whoever else shows up).

Monaco

Sept. 29th - SUPERNATURE
19 Rue Princesse Caroline, 98000 MONACO
6pm-9pm

Featuring guest winemakers Jeff Coutelou and Corine & Carole Andrieu of Clos Fantine. Reservations advised, because it’s during the yacht show (!).

London

Oct. 1st - PLANQUE
322-324 Acton Mews, LONDON E8 4EA
United Kingdom
2pm - 4pm

I’ll be discussing the Burgundy natural wine underground and pouring some favorite Burgundies as part of Planque’s “Taste & Talk” event series. Reservations required.

Oct. 3rd - P. FRANCO
107 Lower Clapton Rd, Lower Clapton, LONDON E5 0NP
5pm - 10pm.

It’ll be a semi-normal service, only with me standing near some books and saying hello and such. And perhaps a short introduction of the book before dinner hours. Stellar small plates menu by resident chef Mitchell Damota.

Oct. 4th - 40 MALTBY STREET
40 Maltby St, LONDON SE1 3PA
6pm - 8pm

I’ll be standing near a pile of books and helping present various wines featured in the book alongside former Noma sommelier Yuki Kaneko and 40 Maltby’s own Raef Hodgson. No kitchen service, but perhaps some charcuterie etc.

Barcelona

Oct. 6th - BAR BRUTAL
Carrer de la Princesa, 14, 08003 BARCELONAA
From 7pm

I’ll be hanging out with the globetrotting veteran NYC sommelier Bill Fitch (and whoever else decides to come by) at a table near the entrance with a pile of books to sell / sign.

New York area

Oct. 12th - NIGHTMOVES
295 Grand St, BROOKLYN, NY 11211
From 7pm

Featuring special guest DJ Soilpimp. And a range of by-the-glass selections inspired by the book.

Oct. 13th - FRENCHETTE
241 W Broadway, NEW YORK, NY 10013
3:30pm - 4:30pm.

A brief, boozy mid-afternoon book signing in the company of the great Jorge Riera before dinner service begins.

Oct. 15th - FORET WINES
6838 Forest Ave, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385
Noon-2pm

Will be doing a little meet-and-greet and book signing with my friend Marie Tribouilloy of Fôret Wines and Ops Pizza.

Philadelphia

Oct. 15th - BLOOMSDAY CAFE
414 S 2nd St, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147
From 7pm

The World of Natural Wine launch event in the private room. Reservations required. Reservation includes a copy of the book, light snacks, and a range of by-the-glass wines featured in the book.

Oct. 17th - PIZZERIA BEDDIA
1313 N Lee St, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19125
5pm - 6:30pm

I’ll be helping host a Wine Camp event, featuring selections highlighted in The World of Natural Wine. Reservations required.

Washington, DC

Oct. 16th - DOMESTIQUE WINE
10 Florida Ave NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Noon - 2pm.

A casual, drop-in reception with books available, plus a wine tasting featuring various estates profiled in the book: Les Capriades, Domaine Bobinet, Vincent & Marie Tricot, Domaine Plageoles, and Stephane Tissot.

Oct. 16th - LUTECE
1522 Wisconsin Ave NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007
4:30pm - 5:30pm.

I’ll be signing books and hanging with chef-partner Matt Conroy. Special glass pours of wines featured in the book all night.

Boston area

Oct. 18th - NATHALIE BAR
186 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
6pm - 8pm.

I’ll be hanging and chatting and signing books and sommelière-owner Haley Fortier will be pouring wines featured in the book.

Oct. 19th - WILD CHILD
1 Bow Mkt Wy suite 32, Somerville, MA 02143
7pm-9pm.

A casual Q&A session about the book with Wild Child (and Rebel Rebel) founder Lauren Friel. Then I’ll be hanging out for the night and we’ll be pouring wines featured in the book.

Toronto

Oct. 20th - GRAPE WITCHES
1247 Dundas St W, TORONTO, ON M6J 1X6
7:30pm - 11pm.

I’ll be doing a Q&A session about The World of Natural Wine with Grape Witches’ Krysta Oben from 7:30pm. Then a casual meet-and-greet and glass-pour takeover from 8:30pm. Reservations required for the Q&A session.

Montreal

Oct. 22nd - MON LAPIN
150 Rue Saint-Zotique E, MONTREAL, Quebec H2S 1K8
11am-3pm.

Snacks, wine, a little music, and discussion! And book signing etc. With Montreal natural wine maven Vanya Filipovic of Vin Dame Jeanne and Mon Lapin.

Los Angeles

Oct. 23rd - DOMAINE LA
6801 Melrose Ave, LOS ANGELES, CA 90038
1pm - 4pm.

I’ll be hanging out and signing books and Domaine LA founder Jill Bernheimer has prepared a tasting flight of wines from estates featured in the book.

Oct. 23rd - MELODY
751 N. Virgil Ave, LOS ANGELES, CA 90029
From 5pm.

A casual post book-signing apéro at Eric Tucker’s natural wine bar-slash-community center. (Books won’t be available for purchase on-site, due to my own haphazard organization of this west coast jaunt.)

Texas

Oct. 24th - LOLO WINE
1504 E 6th St, AUSTIN, TX 78702
From 6:30pm.

Lolo’s Adam Wills and I will be proposing by-the-glass pour from vigneron(ne)s featured in the book.

Oct. 25th - LIGHT YEARS
1304 W Alabama St, HOUSTON, TX 77006
6pm-8pm.

I’ll be joining Light Years’ Steve Buechner for a casual tasting of wines from Languedoc vigneron friends featured in the book: Jean-François Coutelou, Clos Fantine, Le Petit Gimios, and Axel Prufer. $20 for the tasting - or free with a book purchase.

San Francisco area

Oct. 27th - ORDINAIRE
3354 Grand Ave, OAKLAND, CA 94610
Hours TBC.

Ordinaire founder Bradford Taylor is cooking lamb kebabs! And opening bottles from Ordinaire’s prodigious natural wine cellar.

Oct 28th - VALLEY
487 1st St W, SONOMA, CA 95476
3pm-5pm.

A casual park-side hang featuring some splendid wine and champagne from Offshore Wines.

Oct 28th - THE PUNCHDOWN
1737 Broadway, OAKLAND, CA 94612
From 6pm.

The Punchdown’s DC Looney kindly invited CA natural winemakers Caleb Leisure and Devin Myers to join us for a book-signing and wine-tasting soirée at his venerable Oakland natural wine bar.

Oct. 29th - APERO CLUB
402 Ingalls St unit #29, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
6pm-8pm.

Book signing and special vinyl spins deep into the night with my friends Aran Healy and Hannah Denitz.

Portland

Oct. 30th - BAR NORMAN
2615 SE Clinton St, PORTLAND, OR 97202
6pm to 8pm.

At 7pm I’ll be doing a little talk about the book with Bar Norman’s Dana Frank. Plus a special by the glass list of wines featured in the book.

Oct. 31st - ARDOR NATURAL WINES & NIL
4243 SE Belmont ST #300 PORTLAND, OR 97215
4pm - 10pm.

Natural wine Halloween party at Nil with Victor Martinez and co. (There will be costumes.) Books available next door at Ardor.

Seattle

Nov. 1st - OFF ALLEY
1/2, 4903, Rainier Ave S, SEATTLE, WA 98118
6pm-8pm.

I’ll be hanging and signing books with my friends Meghna Prakash and chef Evan Leichtling. No full-kitchen service that night, but various glass pours on offer inspired by the book, provided by our friends at Walden Selections.

Chicago

Nov. 2nd - DIVERSEY WINE and CELLAR DOOR PROVISIONS
3023 W Diversey Ave, CHICAGO, IL 60647
5pm-7pm at Diversey Wine, then from 7pm onwards at Cellar Door Provisions.

I’ll be signing books at Diversey Wine, who’ll be offering a tasting of wines featured in the book. Then I’ll be hanging out for the rest of the evening at Cellar Door Provisions, who’ll be offering glass-pours of wines featured in the book.

Nov. 3rd - RED AND WHITE WINES and NOISETTE
1861 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
5pm-7pm at Red and White Wines, then from 7pm onwards at Noisette.

A tasting of back-vintage natural wine classics with Nathan Adams at Red and White Wines, followed by a mellow apéro at Noisette.

New York

Nov. 4th - SKIN CONTACT
76 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
4pm-7pm.

A casual book signing at Eben Lillie and Stefanie Djie’s petite new Lower East Side natural wine bar.

Nov. 5th - KARAKTERRE
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111
Doors open at 10am for wine professionals. General public admitted from 11:30am - 6pm. Books for sale from 11:30am-3:30pm.

The team at Posman Books has kindly agreed to do a book stand to offer my book at Karakterre. I’ll be present to chat and sign books and say hello to the Austrians.

…And more events to come, I hope! Probably around northern Europe and, perhaps, Australia.