Spring 2023 Natural Wine Salons
A handy calendar of international natural wine tastings from March to May. Plus: feminist paysannes in Nantes and a celebration of American natural wine.
Bonjour ! Spring in the northern hemisphere doesn’t technically begin until March 20th, but to hell with it - I can’t consider early March part of winter, particularly when, as in recent years, our confused flora begins budding in mid-January.
As always, the tastings listed below are just the ones I have on my own radar. The list covers the months of March, April, and May 2023. The information is liable to evolve, so please be sure to check for updates before booking any travel. (Organizers: if I’ve left your event out, or gotten details wrong, please get in touch!)
And here are some bonus reports for subscribers:
TEN QUESTIONS for MARIE CARROGET, vigneronne at pioneering Côteaux d’Ancenis estate DOMAINE LA PAONNERIE, and organiser of CANONS, the FEMINIST NATURAL WINE SALON in Nantes.
TEN QUESTIONS for California natural winemaker BRENT MAYEAUX, who I interviewed once already rather recently, but who has since unveiled an exciting new USA NATURAL WINE SALON PROJECT slated for APRIL entitled WINE FROM HERE.
A helpful HOW-TO GUIDE for anyone interested in STOCKING my book, THE WORLD OF NATURAL WINE, in their WINE SHOP or RESTAURANT or BOOK SHOP or GREENGROCER or any other type of ESTABLISHMENT. (No paywall.)
Many thanks for reading, as always! Raise a glass to escaping frost this year! ❄️
SPRING 2023 NATURAL WINE SALONS
MARCH
March 4th-5th: CANONS (Nantes, FR)
SITE: L’Agronaute, Ancien MiN, Rue du Sénégal, 44200 NANTES
HOURS: 11am - 7pm.
WHO: The 5th edition of this salon des vigneronnes organized by Marie Carroget unites Zoe Puzelat, Margot & Natalia, Christelle Pineau, Isabelle Perraud, and many other French vigneronnes, along with Germany’s Jas Swan. Full list here.
March 5th: AU PIF NATURE (Thiers, FR)
SITE: Salle polyvalente Jo Cognet, 15 avenue du Progrès 63300 THIERS
HOURS: 10am - 8pm.
WHO: François Dhumes, Gregory White, Domaine Gramenon, and more. Full list here.
March 6th: ARTIGUES MONKIFF (Artigues, FR)
SITE: Domaine de la Mongestine, RD 561, 83560 ARTIGUES
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Château Revelette, Domaine de Sulauze, Séléné, Domaine Viret, Jason Ligas, Maison Stephan, La Ferme des 7 Lunes, Sons of Wine, Brasserie des Voirons, and more. Full list here.
March 6th: EPICERIE FAIT SON SALON (Saint Etienne des Oullières, FR)
SITE: 150 route de Botheland, 69460 SAINT ETIENNE DES OULLIERES
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Laura Aillaud, Jean-Claude Lapalu, Les Foulards Rouges, Domaine Foillard, Thierry Puzelat, Nicolas Carmarans, Damien Bastian, Yoyo, Domaine L’Anglore, Domaine Gramenon, and more. Full list here.
March 11th-12th: CLISSON DANS UN VERRE (Clisson, FR)
SITE: Arlékino, Route de la Doure, 44190 CLISSON
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Complémen’Terre, Clément Baraut, Mathieu Coste, Domaine d’Edouard, and a dozen or so natural-ish estates. Full list here.
March 12th-13th: RAW WINE FAIR (Paris, FR)
SITE: 18 Av. du Maréchal Leclerc, 92240 MALAKOFF
HOURS: 11am - 6pm Sunday, 10am - 5pm Monday.
WHO: Alex & Maria Koppitsch, Bianka & Daniel Schmitt, Meinklang, Clos Lentiscus, Fond Cyprès, Nicolas Suteau, Le Puy, Sons of Wine, Subject to Change, and many more, some only organic or biodynamic and not quite natural per se. Full list here.
March 13th: VINS NATURE EN NORD (Lille, FR)
SITE: Comptoir 44, 44 rue de Grand, 59000 LILLE
HOURS: 10am - 7pm.
WHO: Alex Foillard, La Soeur Cadette, Château Sainte Anne, Domaine Richaud, Fabien Jouves, Domaine de la Touraize, and many natural-ish estates. Full list here.
March 18th-19th: SALON DES VINS DE FRANCE DE VILLEBAROU (Villebarou, FR)
SITE: Salle des fêtes, 21 Rue des Écoles, 41000 VILLEBAROU
HOURS: 10am - 6:30pm.
WHO: Domaine Binner, Claude Marechal, Domaine Rols, Château Sainte Anne, Clos Siguier, Domaine Arena, Potron-Minet, Jeff Coutelou, Julien Prével, and more. Full lists here.
March 18th-19th: WEINSALON NATUREL (Cologne, DE)
SITE: BALLONI Hallen Köln, Ehrenfeldgürtel 96, 50823 KOLN
HOURS: 11am - 6pm. Dinner Saturday from 8pm with reservation.
WHO: Saturday: Andi Weigand, 2Naturkinder, Glow Glow, Piri Naturel, Brand Bros, Andi Mann, Axel Prüfer, Les Rèves Oubliés, Antonin Azzoni, Weingut Schmeltzer, Lammidia, and more. Sunday features a different selection of wine estates that are just debuting, or just initiating organic conversion. Full lists here.
March 19th: LES INVINCIBLES (Lyon, FR)
SITE: Cercle Bellecombe, 38 Rue de la Viabert, 69006 LYON
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Sylvain Bock, Daniel Sage and Jordi Torgue, Jean-François Debourg, Baptiste Nayrand, Mathieu and Camille Apffel, and a handful of other estates. Full list here.
March 19th-20th: LE NEZ DANS LE VERT (Arbois, FR)
SITE: Halle sportive du Champ de Mars, 39600 ARBOIS
HOURS: Sunday 10am - 6pm. Monday trade only, 9am - 1pm.
WHO: A who’s-who of organic and natural Jura estates. Full list here.
March 20th: JOUR FRUIT (Barraux, FR)
SITE: Fort, 38530 BARRAUX
HOURS: 9am - 5:30pm.
WHO: Damien Bastian, Corentin Houillon, Camille and Mathieu Apffel, Domaine du Gringet, Domaine Partagé, Jean-Yves Péron, and many organic but not natural Savoie estates. Full list here.
March 20th: TEAHUPOO (Nuits, FR)
SITE: 14 Rue Thurot, 21700 NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Oronce de Beler, Marthe Henry Boillot, Athenais de Beru, Antoine Lienhardt, Bastian Wolber, Vin Noé, Domaine Dandelion, Maison Valette, Ludovic Engelvin, Saint Romain Coffee. Full list here.
March 21st: LOUIS / DRESSNER GROWER TOUR (Los Angeles, CA - USA)
SITE: The Millwick, 800 E. 4th Place, 90013 LOS ANGELES
HOURS: 11am - 4pm.
WHO: Sylvestre Mosse, La Stoppa, Alessandra Bera, Martha Stoumen, Les Lunes, Manu Lassaigne, and others. Full list here.
March 25th: BORN TO BE WINE (Dijon, FR)
SITE: Un Singe en Hiver, 3 Rue François Robert, 21000 DIJON
HOURS: 11am - 7pm.
WHO: Vin Noé, Chapuis & Chapuis, Jérome Balmet, Famille Dutraive, Nicolas Vauthier, and more. Full list here.
March 25th-26th: PURA SEDE (Lisbon, PT)
SITE: Carpintarias de São Lázaro, R. de São Lázaro 72, 1150-199 LISBON
HOURS: 10am - 5pm.
WHO: Fond Cyprès, Patrick Bouju, Hannes-Claudiu, Martin Wörner, Cantina Furlani, Strekov, Partida Creus, La Perdida, and over twenty Portuguese natural wine estates that I hadn’t heard of. Full list here.
March 26th-27th: LES CAVES DE LA VALEE DU CHER (Valée du Cher, FR)
SITE: Chez Noëlla Morantin in Thésée, chez Domaine la Piffaudière in Monthou-sur-Cher, chez Les Maisons Brulées in Montou-sur-Cher, chez Les Jardins de Theseiis in Thésée, and chez Domaine Cambalu in Faverolles-sur-Cher.
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Fifty estates - including Christian Venier, Antoine Lienhardt, Laurent Saillard, Olivier Lejeune, François Ecot, and many more - spread throughout five cellars. Full list here.
March 26th: THIRD COAST SOIF (Chicago, IL - US)
SITE: Chicago Journeyman Plumbers Union Hall, 1340 West Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
HOURS: 12pm - 5pm.
WHO: Ambyth Estate, Hiyu Wine Farm, Ruth Lewandowski Wines, Subject to Change, and other north American natural wine estates, along with a bunch of natural-adjacent estates from Europe. Full list here.
March 27th: VINS D’AZUR (Antibes, FR)
SITE: Hotel Belles Rives, 33 Bd Edouard Baudoin, 06160 ANTIBES
HOURS: 10:30am - 6:30pm.
WHO: La Ferme des 7 Lunes, Fondugues-Pradugues, Jean-Christophe Comor, Matteo Furlani, Collecapretta, and many Provençal estates I haven’t heard of. Full list here.
March 27th: RENCONTRE AVEC LES VIGNERONS DE LA PANGEE (Paris, FR)
SITE: Bistrot Paul Bert, 18 rue Paul Bert, 75011 PARIS
HOURS: 11am - 3pm for existing professional clients of La Pangée. Open to public 3pm - 6pm. A dinner with reservation at the restaurant from 8pm.
WHO: Estates represented by Laurent Cazottes’ wine agency, La Pangée: Domaine Majas, Domaine Cazottes, Burja, Barbacàn, Vino di Anna, Maninalto, and more. Full list here.
APRIL
April 1st: NATURAL WINE FEST (Brno, CZ)
SITE: Zelný trh 250, 602 00 BRNO-STRED-BRNO-MESTO
HOURS: 12pm - 7pm.
WHO: Dlúhé Grefty, Dobrá Vinice, Vinařství Porta Bohemica, Martin Vajčner, Slobodné, Max Dexheimer, GLOW GLOW, and many more. Full list here.
April 1st: BY THE WAY (Richmond, CA - USA)
SITE: The Study Wine Bar, 1401 Marina Way S #280, RICHMOND, CA 94804
HOURS: 1pm - 5pm.
WHO: Caleb Leisure, Purity, Les Lunes, Margins, and many more California natural winemakers that I haven’t heard of - thirty in total. Full list here.
April 1st-2nd: SALON DES VIN NATURELS EN LIMOUSIN (Mortemart, FR)
SITE: Château des ducs, 87330 MORTEMART
HOURS: Saturday 3pm - 7pm. Sunday 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Clos Siguier, Benoit Courault, Domaine Jean Foillard, Julien Merle, Nathalie Banes, Clos du Tue-Boeuf, Les Capriades, Christian Venier, Nicolas Vauthier, and more. Full list here.
April 1st-2nd: C’ERA UNA VOLTA (Barbarano, IT)
SITE: Villa Traverso Pedrino, Via Monticello, 50, 36021 Barbarano Mossano VI
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: Amélie Vuillot & Sébastien Jacques, Sete, Barranco Oscuro, Bruno Duchene, Franz Strohmeier, Yann Durieux, 2Naturkinder, Colombaia, Le Coste, Jean-Louis Pinto, Marie & Sepp Muster, Lammidia, and more. Full list here.
April 1st-2nd: BIM! DE PRINTEMPS (Arles, FR)
SITE: 1 Rue Ferdinand de Lesseps, 13200 ARLES
HOURS: 11am - midnight.
WHO: Valentin Vallès, Ad Vinum, Nuria Renom, Kollektiv Peternell, and many more. Full list here.
April 1st-3rd: VIN NATUR (Gambellara, IT)
SITE: 14 d, Via Francia, 36053 TORRI DI CONFINE VI
HOURS: 10pm - 6pm.
WHO: 200 estates from Angiolino Maule’s Vin Natur association. Full list forthcoming here.
April 2nd: GARDEN BAMBOCHE (Romanèche-Thorins, FR)
SITE: 249 Les Thorins, 71570 ROMANECHE-THORINS
HOURS: 10am - “until you leave”
WHO: Julie Balagny, Vincent Wallard, Jérôme Balmet, Cyrille Vuillod, Louis Terral, Antoine Couly, Damien Bastian, Romain Chapuis, Benoit Kilian, and more. Full list forthcoming here.
April 2nd: WINE FROM HERE (Richmond, CA - US)
SITE: Subject to Change Wine Co., 1387 Marina Way South #500, Richmond, CA 94804
HOURS: 12pm - 5pm.
WHO: Stagiare Wine, Subject to Change, Absentee Winery, Hiyu Wine Farm, French Town Farms, and many more natural wine estates from the USA. Full list here.
April 2nd-3rd: LA REMISE (Arles, FR)
SITE: Patio de Camargue, 49 Chemin de Barriol, 13200 ARLES
HOURS: Sunday 10:30am - 7pm, Monday 10:30am - 5pm.
WHO: Grégory Guillaume, Jérome Jouret, Alain Castex, Clos Fantine, L’Absurde Génie des Fleurs, L’Ostal Levant, Celler Portes Obertes, and more. Full list here.
April 2nd-3rd: BIEN BOIRE EN BEAUJOLAIS (Beaujolais, FR)
SITE: The salon is held throughout five sites in the northern Beaujolais, of which two are of interest for natural wine fans: Château de Poncié (La Biojolaise) and Domaine la Javernière (La Beaujoloise).
HOURS: Sunday 2pm - 8pm. Monday 10am until late.
WHO: Pretty much every natural Beaujolais estate except the radical fringe contingent who present separately at Bojalien and / or Biojoleynes. Full lists here.
April 3rd: BOJALIEN (Beaujolais, FR)
SITE: Domaine des Grottes, 993 route de la Grange Masson, 69460 SAINT ETIENNE DES OULLIERES
HOURS: 4pm - 8pm.
WHO: Romain des Grottes, Clos Bateau, Didier Grappe, Rémi et Patricia Bonneton, Hervé Ravera, Lilian Bauchet, Les Rèves Oubliés, and more. Full list here.
April 6th: #OFFROAD À L’AUBERGE MONNET (La Roche du Glun, FR)
SITE: Auberge Monnet, 3 place du Petit Puits, 26600 LA ROCHE DE GLUN
HOURS: 2pm - 9pm.
WHO: Domaine des Miquettes, Hameau Touche Boeuf, Christian Lericq, La Ferme des 7 Lunes, L’Alezan, and more. Full list here.
April 15th-16th: VELLA TERRA (Barcelona, ES)
SITE: Carrer d'Alí Bei, 80, 08013 BARCELONA
HOURS: 1pm - 8pm.
WHO: Jordi Llorens, Sifer Wines, Succès Vinicola, Celler Tuets, Domaine Nada, Nicolas Chemarin, Karim Vionnet, Chai Uva, Abbia Nova, Croci, Lammidia, Porta del Vento, Slobodne, Andi Weigand, Weingut Schmeltzer, and many more. Full list here.
April 16th: BULLES BIO EN CHAMPAGNE (Reims, FR)
SITE: Halles du Boulingrin, 50 rue de Mars, 51100 REIMS
HOURS: 10am - 5pm.
WHO: Amaury Beaufort, Champagne André Beaufort, Domaine de Bichery, Charles Dufour, Pascal Doquet, Champagne Fleury, David Léclapart, and many more organic Champagne estates. Full list here.
April 17th: NATRUS (Vilassar de Dalt, ES)
SITE: Canguardiola, 08339 VILASSAR DE DALT
HOURS: 11am - 6pm. Trade only.
WHO: Laureanno Serres, Joan Ramon Escoda, La Salada, Oriol Artigas, Celler Tuets, Nuria Renom, Partida Creus, Pheasant’s Tears, Bichi Wines, Christian Tschida, Axel Prüfer, and more. Full list here.
April 22nd: DEN STORA VINFESTEN (Malmo, SE)
SITE: Folkets Park, Amiralsgatan 35, 214 37 Malmö, Sweden
HOURS: 11am - 7pm.
WHO: Athénaïs Béru, Jeff Coutelou, Justine Loiseau, Yannick Meckert, Jonathan Purcell of Vin Noé, Julie Balagny, Mathieu Apffel, Jean-Pierre & Noella Robinot, and Stefan Vetter. And me! Presenting my book. Organized by Swedish natural wine importers Vin Natur in collaboration with Arvid Falk of Restaurant Bise in Malmo. More info here.
April 22nd: NATURVINMESSA (Oslo, NO)
SITE: Kjølberggata 21, 0653 OSLO, Norway
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: Kmetija Stekar, Claus Preisinger, Martin Wörner, Castell d'Age, Carussin, along with the portfolios of many Norwegian natural wine importers. More info here.
April 22nd-23rd: AU FIL DU VIN (Saint Pantaléon de Larche, FR)
SITE: Espace Vézère Causse, rue de la mairie, 19600 SAINT PANTALEON DE LARCHE
HOURS: Saturday 2pm - 8pm, Sunday 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Antocyâme, Luc Bauer, Marc Pesnot, Jérémie Illouz, Jean-Marie Brousset, Domaine Rols, and a lot of estates I haven’t heard of, many less natural. Full list here.
April 22nd-23rd: VINI CIRCUS (Guipel, FR)
SITE: Complexe des fêtes et des sports, 35440 GUIPEL
HOURS: Dinner with reservation Friday night. Saturday 10am - 7pm. Sunday 10am - 7pm.
WHO: La Ferme des 7 Lunes, Patrick Bouju, Château Cambon, Marc Delienne, Clos Fantine, Clos Massotte, Edouard Laffitte, Domaine Léonine, Christian Venier, Marc Pesnot, Château Sainte Anne, Julien Besson, and more. Full list here.
April 23rd: DEUTSCHLAND IN PARIS (Paris, FR)
SITE: Le Consulat, 14 avenue Parmentier, 75011 PARIS
HOURS: 12pm - 7pm.
WHO: Various excellent young German winemakers represented by Chambre Noire’s Oliver Lomeli. Full list here.
April 23rd-24th: WILD WORLD WINE FESTIVAL (Austin, TX - US)
SITE: Nixta Taqueria, 2512 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702
HOURS: Sunday 12pm - 6pm. Monday trade only 11am - 1pm, then open to public from 1pm - 6pm.
WHO: TBC. Full list forthcoming here.
April 24th: THE REAL WINE FAIR EDINBURGH (Edinburgh, SC)
SITE: Timberyard, 10 Lady Lawson St., EDINBURGH EH3 9DS
HOURS: 10:30am - 5pm. Trade only.
WHO: Twenty-five producers from six countries. Full list forthcoming here.
April 24th: PEPITES (Paris, FR)
SITE: Capitaine, 4 Imp. Guéménée, 75004 PARIS
HOURS: 10:00am - 6pm. Trade only. (It gets way overcrowded.)
WHO: L’Anglore, Soeur Cadette, Domaine d’Edouard, Mas Foulaquier, Domaine Lissner, Mont de Marie, Fanny Sabre, Frantz Saumon, Hervé Villemade, Nicolas Renaud, and other estates represented by Paris wine agent Alexandre Sauban. Full list here.
April 28th-29th: NATUR SUMEG (Balaton, HU)
SITE: Püspöki Palota, Szent István tér 8, 8330 SUMEG, Hungary
HOURS: Friday 10:00am - 7pm, Saturday 1pm - 8pm, from what I can gather. The Facebook event is very unclear and difficult to decipher, even with the aid of translation software.
WHO: Many Hungarian natural and biodynamic estates. Full list here.
April 30th: FETE DU VIN (Clermont-Ferrand, FR)
SITE: Lieu dit, 10 rue Fontgiève, 63000 CLERMONT-FERRAND
HOURS: From afternoon until late in the evening.
WHO: A band of excellent natural vignerons in the entourage of British chef Harry Lester. Full list here.
April 30th: RETOUR AUX SOURCES (Saint-Seine L’Abbaye, FR)
SITE: 21573 SAINT-SEINE L’ABBAYE
HOURS: 9am - 6pm.
WHO: Pierre Fenals, Alexandre Bain, Les Dolomies, Antoine Lienhardt, Julien Guillot, François Ecot, and more. Full list here.
April 30th-May 1st: INDIGENES (Toulouges, FR)
SITE: Parc de Claifont, 66350 TOULOUGES
HOURS: Sunday 11am - 6pm. Monday 11am - 5pm.
WHO: TBC. Full list forthcoming here.
April 30th-May 1st: CHAI L’UN, CHAI L’AUTRE (Saint-Père, FR)
SITE: La Soeur Cadette, 47 Rue du Pont, 89450 SAINT-PERE
HOURS: Sunday 10am - 6pm, Monday 10am - 5pm.
WHO: La Soeur Cadette, Alice and Olivier de Moor, Nicolas Vauthier, and more. Full list TBC. Full list forthcoming here.
MAY
May 1st: LA FIANCEE DU PICRATE (Jujurieux, FR)
SITE: Château de Chenavel, 01640 JUJURIEUX
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: A bevy of Bugey vignerons. Full list forthcoming here.
May 5th-6th: ZERO COMPROMISE (Tbilisi, GE)
SITE: 59 Merab Kostava St, Tbilisi 0179
HOURS: 10am - 5pm.
WHO: Members of the Natural Wine Association. Full list here.
May 6th-7th: VIGNAIOLI NATURALI A ROMA (Rome, IT)
SITE: The Westin Excelsior, Via Vittorio Veneto, 125, 00187 ROMA
HOURS: 12pm - 8pm.
WHO: Zidarich, Cantina Idigeno, Andrea Occhipinti, and many many estates I haven’t heard of. Full list here.
May 7th: LES BONS VIVANTS (Puissalicon, FR)
SITE: TBC. Somewhere in 34480 PUISSALICON.
HOURS: 11am - 5pm.
WHO: Jeff Coutelou, Clos Fantine, Les Bories Jefferies, Sybil Baldassarre, Alex Durand, Julien Peyras, Ian Lu, Gauthier Ollivier, Rémi Poujol, and more. Full list here.
May 7th: SALON DE LOS VINOS NATURALES MADRID (Madrid, ES)
SITE: Espacio Demo Estacion Chamartin, Planta Ático, 28036 MADRID
HOURS: 11am - 7pm.
WHO: Full list forthcoming here.
May 7th: DES BAIES DANS LA BAIE (Trans-la-Forêt, FR)
SITE: La Ferme de la Vallée, La Vallée, 35610 TRANS LA FORET
HOURS: 10am - 7pm.
WHO: Romain Verger, Julien Rousselot, Guillaume Lavie, Vincent Wallard, and more. Full list here.
May 7th-8th: D’SUMMER FASCHT #5 (Sélestat, FR)
SITE: Les Tanzmatten, Quai de l'Ill, 67600 SELESTAT
HOURS: Sunday 11am - 6pm. Party Sunday night from 7pm - 3am. Monday 11am - 4pm.
WHO: Domaine Kleinecht, Domaine Achillée, Christian Binner, Kumpf et Meyer, Lissner, and many more - sixty Alsace estates in total. Full list here.
May 9th: SHEREKILEBI WINE SALON (Mtskheta, GE)
SITE: Iago’s Winery, Vill. Chardakhi, 3318 MTSKHETA
HOURS: 12pm - 5pm.
WHO: Ramaz Nikoladze, Vincent Jullien, Iago Bitarishvili, Bastien Warskotte, and more. Full list here.
May 12th-14th: LES PAPILLES RESISTENT (Ivry, FR)
SITE: La Cave d’Ivry, 40 rue Marat, 94200 IVRY SUR SEINE
HOURS: Friday 5pm - 10pm, Saturday 10am - 8pm, Sunday 10am - 7pm.
WHO: La Ferme Saint Martin, Les Grandes Vignes, and eight other estates I haven’t heard of. Full list here.
May 13th: LES VINS AU VERT (Glaine Montaigut, FR)
SITE: Place du Village, 63168 GLAINE MONTAIGUT
HOURS: 10am - 7pm.
WHO: François Dhumes, Mickael Hyvert, Domaine Rols, Jérome Guichard, Les Frères Ozil, Samuel Boulay, Grégory White, and more. Full list here.
May 13th: DEGUSTATION CANON (Poitiers, FR)
SITE: Canon Poitier, 44 Rue Ferdinand Foch, 86000 POITIERS
HOURS: 11am onwards.
WHO: Nicolas Arnou, Tristan Rampon, Marc Rayan, Novio Magus, and La Petite Empreinte.
May 13th-14th: A LA RENCONTRE DES VINS NATURELS (Saint-Egrève, FR)
SITE: Salle Robert Fiat, 9 Avenue de la Monta, 38120 SAINT EGREVE
HOURS: Saturday 10am - 7pm. Sunday 10am - 6pm.
WHO: TBC. Full list forthcoming here.
May 13th-14th: LE VIN AU NATUREL (Port-Louis, FR)
SITE: 4 Rte de Locmalo, 56290 PORT-LOUIS
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: TBC. Full list forthcoming here.
May 13th-14th: PORTES OUVERTES DES POTES OUVERTS (Cellettes, FR)
SITE: 97 Rue du Moulin Neuf, 41120 CELLETTES
HOURS: 11am - 6pm.
WHO: Hervé Villemade, Domaine Breton, Les Capriades, Clos du Tue-Boeuf, Domaine Mosse, Georges Descombes, Domaine Robert-Denogent, Frantz Saumon, Antoine Lienhardt, Rémi Dufaitre, Domaine Foillard, JF Nicq, Julien Besson, and more. Full list here.
May 13th-15th: SOUS LES PAVES LA VIGNE (Paris, FR)
SITE: La Bellevilloise, 19-21 rue Boyer, 75020 PARIS
HOURS: 11am-7pm.
WHO: Domaine Achillée, Domaine Bonnardot, Clos Siguier, Zidarich, Domaine Congretel, and more. Full list here.
May 14th: THE SPRING TASTING (London, UK)
SITE: 1D Glenarm Rd, Lower Clapton, LONDON E5 0LY
HOURS: 12pm - 5pm.
WHO: A host of estates from the portfolios of two fine UK natural wine importers, Tutto Wines and Gergovie Wines, including Ad Vinum, Nadia Verrua, Hannah Fuellenkemper, Cantina Giardino, Le Coste, L’Absurde Genie des Fleurs, and more. Full list here.
May 15th: MONTEZUMA LA DEGUSTE (Paris, FR)
SITE: 15 Rue Notre Dame des Victoires, 75002 PARIS
HOURS: 11am - 5pm.
WHO: Axel Prüfer, Edouard Laffitte, Loïc Roure, Mireille & Patrick Meyer, Michel Guignier, Patricia Bonneton, Julien Altaber, Christophe Foucher, and more. Full list here.
May 16th: REAL WINE IN THE VINES (London, UK)
SITE: Woodfine Wines, Newbarn Ln, Seer Green, BEACONSFIELD HP9 2QZ
HOURS: 10am - 6pm. Trade only.
WHO: British natural wine and cider producers, including Tillingham, Woodfine, Ancrehill Estates, and Charlie Herring Wines. Full list here.
May 19th: VINIFAIR (Vienna, AT)
SITE: Karmeliterplatz 2, 1020 VIENNA
HOURS: Noon - 8pm.
WHO: Quantum Winery, Francesco Guccione, Lammidia, Naboso, Le Coste, Karl Schnabel, and many more. Full list here.
May 20th: HONEST (Amman, JO)
SITE: Shams El Balad, Mu'Ath Bin Jabal Street 69, 11181 AMMAN
HOURS: 2pm - 7pm.
WHO: Pheasant’s Tears, Valentina Passalacqua, Mersel, and twelve other estates that have yet to be revealed. Full list forthcoming here.
May 20th-21th: KARAKTERRE (Eisenstadt, AT)
SITE: Esterhazy Orangerie, Esterhazyplatz 5, 7000 EISENSTADT
HOURS: 11am-7pm.
WHO: Every major Austrian natural wine estate, along with a cavalcade of vignerons from other central European nations. And me! Presenting The World of Natural Wine. Full list here.
May 20th-21th: EXTRA BRUT(ES) (Régnéville-sur-Mer, FR)
SITE: Les Sablons, 50590 REGNEVILLE-SUR-MER
HOURS: Saturday 10am - 6pm. Sunday 11am - 6pm.
WHO: More than twenty-five vignerons, including Jean-Pierre Riestch, François Ecot, Marie Carroget, Patrick Bouju, and twenty-five cider producers, including Cyril Zangs, Pierre Edouard Robine, Cidrerie du Golfe, and more. Full list here.
May 27th: NATURALISTA (Sväty Jur, SK)
SITE: Naboso Vino, Prostredná 31, 90021 SVATY JUR
HOURS: 12:30pm-7:30pm.
WHO: Charles Dufour, Strekov 1075, Pranegg, Naboso, and more. Full list here.
May 27th-28th: ULTRA BRUT(ES) (Marseille, FR)
SITE: Hangar belle de mai, 10 impasse Sainte-Victorine, 13003 MARSEILLE
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Opi d’Aqui, Les Frères Soulier, Distillerie Spirale, and more. Full list here.
May 27th-28th: PORTES OUVERTES DE CHRISTIAN VENIER (Candé-sur-Beuvron, FR)
SITE: 3 Rue du Puits, 41120 CANDE-SUR-BEUVRON
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Christian Venier, Benoit Courault, Jeff Coutelou, Laurent Saillard, and more. Full list here.
May 27th-28th: PORTES OUVERTES MOSSE (Val du Layon, FR)
SITE: La Bergerie, 49190 VAL DU LAYON
HOURS: Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 10am - 2pm.
WHO: The Mosses, the Puzelats, Pierre Cotton and Marine Bonnet, Fanny and Romain Plageoles, and a few other estates. Full list here.
May 29th: VINI AIOLI (Marseille, FR)
SITE: Jardin du restaurant La Passerelle, 52 rue Plan Fourmiguier, 13007 MARSEILLE
HOURS: 10:30am - 6pm.
WHO: Château Sainte Anne, Julien Besson, Simon Gastrein, Rémi and Patricia Bonneton, Lori Haon, Clos Fantine, Yann Bertrand, Marine Bonnet-Cotton, Laurence Dufaître, Nicolas Chemarin, and more. Full list here.
More updates to come! Be sure to check back on this post on the Substack.