Summer 2024 Natural Wine Salons
A handy calendar of upcoming natural wine salons for June, July, and August 2024. Plus: an archive interview with Gérald Oustric of Le Mazel.
In the past week, I’ve driven from the Loiret to Burgundy to the Haut Languedoc to Gaillac to Cahors to Burgundy and back to the Loiret. I caught a glimmer of sun one day in the Haut Languedoc, where I was bottling wine, but otherwise have been pursued by rain and clouds wherever I go. Editorial tradition nonetheless obliges me to announce the imminent arrival of summer with this calendar of SUMMER 2024 NATURAL WINE SALONS.
New and notable additions this season include NOUVELLE MOSELLE, a new salon organized by venerable natural Mosel vigneron Rudolf Trossen on June 16th in Traben-Trarbach. On the same day, my friends at Hostel Orfenor will host another edition of their NOUVEL ORDRE salon, featuring a plethora of young guns from southern Auvergne. The following month, Alsace welcomes a pair of new satellite events surrounding the renowned SALON DES VINS LIBRES. July 20th’s LE SALON SANS NOM boasts the tagline “Des intrus mais pas d’intrants,” a pointed riposte to Sylvie Augereau’s controversial communications to vignerons participating in this year’s La Dive Bouteille.
The salon calendar below covers June, July, and August 2024. Much of the information is still to-be-confirmed; please check back on the Substack for updates. (Organizers: if I’ve overlooked your event, please get in touch!)
Lastly, a bonus report for subscribers:
An ARCHIVE INTERVIEW with GERALD OUSTRIC of LE MAZEL, the KEYSTONE of the contemporary NATURAL WINE RENAISSANCE in southern ARDECHE.
My own salon schedule is somewhat light this summer, due to baby duty. But I will certainly be present with my wild-harvest Languedoc garage wines at Jon Purcell’s HAUT LES MAINS in Burgundy on July 22nd. Hope to see you there!
SUMMER 2024 NATURAL WINE SALONS
JUNE
May 31st - June 2nd: LES PAPILLES RESISTENT (Ivry, SE)
SITE: 40 rue Marat, 94200 IVRY-SUR-SEINE
HOURS: Friday 5pm - 8pm, Saturday 10am - 8pm, Sunday 10am - 7pm.
WHO: Renardat-Fache, Domaine Leonis, and more. Full list here.
May 31st - June 2nd: LES 12 CAVEAUX D’HERCULE (Paris, FR)
SITE: Twelve independent natural wine shops in Paris, including La Quincave, Ici-Même, Liquiderie Bar, and more. Listed here.
HOURS: 10am - 8pm.
WHO: Laurent Saillard, Sylvain Martinez, Valentin Morel, Didier Grappe, and more. But it’s totally unclear who is where and when. Full list forthcoming here presumably.
June 1st: NOAH’S ARK (Vilnius, LT)
SITE: Kauno g. 32, Vilnius, 03202 VILNIUS
HOURS: 10am - 3am.
WHO: Clos Lentiscus, Patrick Bouju, Lammidia, and more. Full list forthcoming here.
June 1st: LA GOULEYANCE EN LOIRE (Richelieu, FR)
SITE: Halles Richelieu, 37120 RICHELIEU
HOURS: 11am - 6pm.
WHO: Damien Bureau, Baptiste Cousin, François Blanchard, Les Maisons Brûlées, and more. Full list here.
June 1st: DEN STORA VINFESTEN (Malmo, SE)
SITE: Ridhuset, Folkets Park, Amiralsgatan 35, 21437 MALMO
HOURS: 11am - 11pm.
WHO: Ophélie Dutraive, Franz Strohmeier, Justine Loiseau, Lamoresca, and more. Full list forthcoming here.
June 1st: NATURALISTA (Svaty Jur, SK)
SITE: Prostredná 31, 90021 SVATY JUR
HOURS: 12pm - 7pm.
WHO: Naboso, Christian Tschida, Max Dexheimer, and more. Full list here.
June 1st: NATURAL MYSTICS (Stockholm, SE)
SITE: Förbindelsehallen, 12162 JOHANNESHOV
HOURS: 11am - 6:30pm.
WHO: Vino di Anna, Olivier Cohen, Domaine Mada, Domaine Mosse, and more. Full list here.
June 1st - 2nd: TU SOUTIRES OU TU POINTES?!? (Trespoux-Rassiels, FR)
SITE: 1505 Route de Rassiels, 46090 TRESPOUX-RASSIELS
HOURS: Sunday 11am - 11pm. Saturday unclear? Probably same hours.
WHO: Fabien Jouves, Domaine de l’Astré, Danis Bessières, and more. Full list here, if you have the patience to scroll and click forever.
June 2nd: LES DIMANCHES SUPERNATURELS (Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, FR)
SITE: Bar le Jericho, 27 Av. Jean Bonnin, 37700 SAINT PIERRE DES CORPS
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Vincent Bergeron, Julien Prevel, Jeremy Quastana, Philippe Delmée, Vincent Wallard, and more. Full list here.
June 2nd: VINS D’AUTAN (Simorre, FR)
SITE: Le Bouche A Oreille, Rue Paul Saint-Martin, 32420 SIMORRE
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Clos Fantine, Mas Coutelou, Jean-Christophe Comor, Domaine Tribouley, and more. Full list here.
June 8th: LES VINS CROYABLES ET POMPOMMPOMMES (Nantes, FR)
SITE: Ti Lichous, 12 rue Grande Biesse, 44200 NANTES
HOURS: 11am - 8pm.
WHO: Philippe Chevarin, Marie Carroget, Jean-Christophe Garnier, and more. Full list here.
June 8th: JAZZEBRE X ROOTS 66 (Planèzes, FR)
SITE: Jardin Loubet de Sceaury, 66720 PLANEZES
HOURS: 4pm - 7pm.
WHO: Michael Georget, Jean-Louis Tribouley, Loic Roure, and more. Full list here.
June 9th - 10th: RAW WINE (Copenhagen, DK)
SITE: TAP1, Raffinaderivej 10, 2300 COPENHAGEN
HOURS: Sunday 11am - 6pm, Monday 1am - 5pm.
WHO: Jaroslav Osicka, Domaine Brand, Heinrich, and a lot of large production estates with more limited presence in the natural wine scene. Full list here.
June 15th: PETITES RENCONTRES AUTOUR DES VINS VIVANTS (Moncrabeau, FR)
SITE: Cauberotte, 47600 MONCRABEAU
HOURS: 2pm onwards. Concerts from 9pm.
WHO: Benoit Kilian, Romuald Valot, Danis Dans Les Vignes, and more. Full list here.
June 15th: LA FETE DES VIGNERONNES (Malmo, SE)
SITE: Mygel, Lodgatan 3B, 21124 MALMO
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: Jas Swan, Brigitte Pittnauer, and three more winemakers, plus a few importers pouring wines from vigneronnes. Full list here.
June 15th - 16th: SALON VIN NATURE ET ILLUSTRATION (Le Faou, FR)
SITE: Rue du Général de Gaulle, 29590 LE FAOU
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: La Paonnerie, Fontaine des Grives, La Cave à Janot, and more. Full list here.
June 15th - 16th: PAGES ET CEPAGES (Strasbourg, FR)
SITE: 5 Pont du Corbeau, 67000 STRASBOURG
HOURS: Saturday 11am - 8pm. Sunday 11am - 7pm.
WHO: Christophe Lindenlaub, Domaine Brand, and more. Full list here.
June 15th - 16th: QUILLES (Chambonas, FR)
SITE: Camping La Surre, Route de Payzac, 07140 CHAMBONAS
HOURS: Saturday 11am - 8pm. Sunday 10:30am - 6:30pm.
WHO: Christian Lericq, Les Bois Perdus, Justine Vigne, and more. Full list here.
June 16th: POC A POC (Mallorca, ES)
SITE: Gremi Fusters 45, 07009 PALMA DE MALLORCA
HOURS: 11am - 6pm.
WHO: Barnag, Joan-Ramon Escoda, Romain des Grottes, and more. Full list here.
June 16th: NOUVELLE MOSELLE (Traben-Trarbach, DE)
SITE: dieMOSEL Winebar, Rißbacher Str. 13, 56841 TRABEN-TRARBACH
HOURS: 11am - 6pm.
WHO: Rudolf Trossen, Jacob Tennstedt, Thorsten Melsheimer, Shadowfolk, Piri Naturel, and more. Full list here.
June 16th: VIVENT LES VINS LIBRES (Paris, FR)
SITE: Restaurant Grazie, 91 Bd Beaumarchais, 75003 PARIS
HOURS: 11am - 6:30pm.
WHO: Pierre Cotton, Laura Aillaud, Domaine Arena, and more. Full list here.
June 16th: NOUVEL ORDRE (Brioude, FR)
SITE: 18 Bd Aristide Briand, 43100 BRIOUDE
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: Fifteen Auvergne winemakers. Full list forthcoming here.
June 16th: MARIANI WINE FEST (Paris, FR)
SITE: La Mazette, 69 pont de la Râpée, 75012 PARIS
HOURS: 11am - 1am.
WHO: A dozen Italian estates. Full list forthcoming here.
June 17th: WINE SHOT (Saint Romain, FR)
SITE: SAS Frederic Cossard, Le Pichotot, 21190 SAINT ROMAIN
HOURS: 10am - 5pm.
WHO: Fred Cossard, Vin Noé, Domaine Didon, and more. Full list here.
June 22nd: H20 VEGETAL (Tarragona, ES)
SITE: 43594 EL PINELL DE BRAI
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: Laureano Serres, Joan-Ramon Escoda, and friends. More info forthcoming here.
June 23rd: MIRAL (Loisin, FR)
SITE: 448 Rte des Arrals, 74140 LOISIN
HOURS: 11am - 6pm.
WHO: Charles Dufour, Mataburro, Damien Bastian, and more. More info here.
June 23rd - 24th: LE TEMPS DES COPAINS (Le Landreau, FR)
SITE: Clos de l'Écu, 44430 LE LANDREAU
HOURS: 10am - 6pm both days.
WHO: Fred Niger and friends. More info forthcoming here.
June 23rd - 24th: ENORME (Le Landreau, IT)
SITE: Castello di Gesualdo, Via Scaletta, 83040 GUESUALDO
HOURS: 11am - 7pm both days.
WHO: Colombaia, Shin Minowa, La Perdida, Costadilà, and many more. More info here.
June 29th: A BOUT DE SOUFRE! (Pont en Royans, FR)
SITE: “Sur les bords de la bourne,” PONT EN ROYANS 38680
HOURS: 11am - 7pm.
WHO: François Grinand, Nadia Beaune, Didier Chaffardon, and more. Full list here.
June 29th: SUPERNATURAL FEST (Tbilisi, GE)
SITE: Mtatsminda Park, 0105 TBILISI
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: TBC. Full list forthcoming here.
June 30th: LE SENS EN EVENTAIL (Gignac, FR)
SITE: Moulin du Mas Palat, 34150 GIGNAC
HOURS: 11am - 7pm.
WHO: Romain Henin, Damian Bastien, Katie Worobeck, and more. Full list here.
JULY
July 6th: MI IVRE MI RAISIN (Die, FR)
SITE: Baraquilles, Hobo, and Jaja Culture, 26150 DIE
HOURS: 11am - 11pm both days.
WHO: La Cave Apicole, Manuel Pineau, and a handful of estates I haven’t heard of. Full list here.
July 6th-7th: DUNES & VINS (Dragey-Ronthon, FR)
SITE: Solibulles, 17 Rte de la Baie, 50530 DRAGEY-RONTHON
HOURS: 11am - 11pm both days.
WHO: Domaine Léonis, Brendan Tracey, Raphael Raybois, Vin des Potes, and more. Full list here.
July 7th: BULLES AU CENTRE #9 (Amboise, FR)
SITE: 4, rue Charles Péguy, 37400 AMBOISE
HOURS: 11am - 7pm.
WHO: Les Capriades, and more. Full list here.
July 11th: MEUFS (La Capelle-et-Masmolène, FR)
SITE: Bistrot Le Cap Mas, 2 Rte de Masmolène, 30700 LA CAPELLE ET MASMOLENE
HOURS: 5pm - 7pm.
WHO: Agathe Puel, Le Chat Huant, and five other vigneronnes. Full list here.
July 13th: LES BOUTEILLES SONIQUES (Chaillac, FR)
SITE: le Logis du Breuil, 36310 CHAILLAC
HOURS: 10am - 11pm.
WHO: Sylvain Martinez, Vincent Wallard, Fontaine des Grives, and more. Full list here.
July 13th: LES 9 CAVES (Banyuls, FR)
SITE: 56 Av. Gén de Gaulle, 66650 BANYULS SUR MER
HOURS: From 11am.
WHO: TBC. Full list presumably forthcoming here.
July 13th: QUI L’EUT CRU !? (Vaugines, FR)
SITE: Eglise de Vaugines, 84160 VAUGINES
HOURS: 11am - 20pm. Concerts from 9pm.
WHO: Twenty-two Luberon natural wine estates. Full list forthcoming here.
July 13th: BANDIDUS WINES (Barberà de la Conca, ES)
SITE: Carlania Celler, Polígon 23, Parcela 93, 43422 BARBERA DE LA CONCA
HOURS: 7pm - 11pm.
WHO: Jordi Llorens, Succès Vinicola, and three other estates. Full list here.
July 13th-14th: ASSOIFE.E DE NATURE (Saint Pierreville, FR)
SITE: Salle des Fêtes, 07190 SAINT PIERREVILLE
HOURS: Saturday 3pm - 8pm, Sunday 10am - 1pm.
WHO: Gregory Guillaume, Jérôme Jouret, Domaine des Deux Terres, and more. Full list here.
July 13th-14th: LES VIGNERONS TERRE ET MER (Cancale, FR)
SITE: La Cabane au Muscadet - 35350 Saint Coulomb
HOURS: TBC.
WHO: Brendan Tracey, Julien Rousselot, Domaine Brand, and more. Full list presumably forthcoming someday here.
July 14th: OPEN DOORS (Richmond, CA - USA)
SITE: Les Lunes Winery, 425 S 3rd St, Richmond, CA 94804
HOURS: 11pm - 4pm.
WHO: Les Lunes, La Onda, Subject to Change, Ruth Lewandowski, and Chef’s Kiss.
July 14th: LIEVITI SALON DE FERMENTATIONS (Saint-Croix-Aux-Mines, FR)
SITE: 74 Rue Maurice Burrus, 68160 SAINT-CROIX-AUX-MINES
HOURS: 11pm - 6pm.
WHO: La Ferme des 9 Chemins, Anaïs Fanti, Raisins Sauvages, and more. Full list forthcoming here.
July 20th: LE VIN JUILLET (Padern, FR)
SITE: La place du village, 11350 PADERN
HOURS: From 6pm.
WHO: Marius Long, La Mazière, Hortense Betton, and many more. Full list here.
July 20th: SALON SANS NOM (Eichhoffen, FR)
SITE: 13 Rte de Benfeld, 67140 EICHHOFFEN
HOURS: 10am - 12am.
WHO: La Ferme Sans Nom, Benoit Kilian, Louis Terral, and more. Full list here.
July 20th-21st: SALON DES VINS LIBRES (Mittelbergheim, FR)
SITE: Le Biotope, Chemin du Steinweg, 67140 MITTELBERGHEIM
HOURS: 11am - 7pm.
WHO: Christian Binner, Jean-Pierre Frick, Patrick Meyer, Bruno Schueller, Lori Haon, Matin Calme, Patrick Bouju, Alanna Lagamba, and more. Full list forthcoming here.
July 20th-21st: DOMAINE DANDELION PORTES OUVERTES (Mavilly-Mandelot, FR)
SITE: 5 Place de l'Église, 21190 MAVILLY-MANDELOT
HOURS: Saturday 12pm - 8pm, Sunday 12pm - 5pm.
WHO: Domaine Dandelion and friends. Tacos by Mateo Breña.
July 20th-21st: FESTIVAL SOUS CHAPITEAU (Cruzille, FR)
SITE: Clos des Vignes du Maynes, 429 Rue des Moines, 71260 CRUZILLE
HOURS: From 12pm.
WHO: Julien Guillot and friends. A live music festival, not a wine tasting, from what I gather.
July 21st: TROUBLE FETE (Andlau, FR)
SITE: Bistrot du Spes, 6 Route du Hohwald, 67140 ANDLAU
HOURS: 10am - 6pm, followed by a party until late.
WHO: Lambert Spielmann, Catherine Riss, Yannick Meckert, and more. Full list forthcoming here, presumably.
July 21st: LES COLS DU VIN (Albiez-Montrond, FR)
SITE: Place Opinel, 73300 ALBIEZ-MONTROND
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: Domaine Foillard, Domaine Gramenon, Clos du Tue-Boeuf, and more. Full list here.
July 21st-22nd: PIF PAF PLOUF (Bangor, FR)
SITE: Pepinières & Paysages, 142 Rue John Peter Russel, 56360 BANGOR
HOURS: 11am - 6pm.
WHO: Michel Autran, Remi Sedes, Natalia and Margot, Marie Carroget, and more. Full list here.
July 21st-22nd: VINYERONS DEL BROU (El Pont d'Armentera, ES)
SITE: Ctra. Les Ordes km 3,8, 43817 EL PONT D’ARMENTERA
HOURS: From 1pm on Saturday to 6pm on Sunday.
WHO: Oriol Artigas, Tuets, Jaumet, and more. Full list here.
July 22nd: HAUT LES MAINS (Beaune, FR)
SITE: Le Manoir Equivocal, 18 Rue du Manoir, 21700 CORGOLOIN
HOURS: 11am - 5pm.
WHO: Jon Purcell, Domaine Dandelion, Bastian Wolber, Martin Vajcner, and more. And me! Full list here.
July 26th-28th: JULY RENDEZVOUS (Velké Bilovice, CZ)
SITE: Čejkovská ev. č. 597, 69102 VELKE BILOVICE
HOURS: Friday 4pm - 9pm. Saturday 2pm - 8pm. Sunday 9am - 12pm.
WHO: Full list forthcoming here.
July 27th: AU VERRE NAT’ (Mazoires, FR)
SITE: 63420 MAZOIRES
HOURS: 10am - 6pm.
WHO: TBC. Full list forthcoming here.
July 27th-28th: DE VERT EN VERRE (Andillac, FR)
SITE: Château-Musée du Cayla, 81140 ANDILLAC
HOURS: Saturday 3pm - 7pm, Sunday 11am - 7pm.
WHO: Causses Marines, Melsolo, Domaine Plageoles, and other members of the Terres de Gaillac association. Full list forthcoming here.
AUGUST
August 10th: AUTENTIKFEST MORAVIA (Moravska Nova Ves, CZ)
SITE: Na Kopci 795, 69155 MORAVSKA NOVA VES
HOURS: 11am - 7pm.
WHO: TBC. Full list here.
August 18th: LE SCHLOUK DU DIMANCHE (Mulhouse, FR)
SITE: La Gargote, Derrière le 13 Rue de Pfastatt Bâtiment 74, 68200 MULHOUSE
HOURS: 11am - 6pm.
WHO: La Ferme Sans Nom, Laurent Barth, Raisin Sauvage, La Grand de l’Oncle Charles, and more. Full list here.
August 18th: SUNDAYS SOCIAL (Szent György-hegy, HU)
SITE: PAP Winery, Hegymagas, SZENT GYORGY-HEGY 935/1, 8265 Hungary
HOURS: From 3pm.
WHO: PAP Winery, Kolonia 52, Nadia Beaune, Horst Hummel, Balint Losconi, and more. Full list here.
August 18th: POPOLDANSKA MACERACIJA (Dvor, SI)
SITE: Domačija Novak, Sadinja vas pri Dvoru 7, 8361 DVOR
HOURS: 1pm - 8pm.
WHO: Cotar, Dario Princic, Denis Montanar, Werlitsch, Andreas Tscheppe, Radikon, and many more. Full list here.
August 18th: SOUPE (Landau, DE)
SITE: Weingut Hannes Bergdoll, Wollmesheimer Hauptstraße 38, 76829 LANDAU
HOURS: 11am - 6pm.
WHO: Bianca and Daniel Schmidt, and many natural and “low intervention” German estates that I’m not familiar with. Full list here.
August 25th: ROSES PISCINES (Mauges-sur-Loire, FR)
SITE: Les Batailleuses, 43 chemin Saint Nicolas, 49410 MAUGES-SUR-LOIRE
HOURS: 12pm - 10pm.
WHO: Philippe Chevarin, Marie Carroget, Mariane Moula, Matthieu Lhotellier, and Chloélie Chollet-Louis.
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FURTHER READING
Living in the Wrong Century: An April 2021 interview with Rudolf Trossen