Episode 124 - Natural Wine (Part I)

Some of the topics we discuss in this fascinating natural wine interview with Joey Fox of Old Westminster Winery.

• What the term “natural wine” really means - and what you can expect from wines that fall into this category.
• How Joey worked his way into the natural wine world by way of tea, then coffee, then restaurants, then organic vegetable farming.
• How native yeast fermentation, lack of chemical additives and preservatives, and lack of fining and filtration can wildly impact the flavor profile of a wine.
• What the terms “skin contact,” “orange wine,” and pet nat” mean, and why you’re going to start hearing these terms a lot more
• How natural winemaking practices can take a grape that’s usually used to make “cougar juice” (AKA Pinot Grigio), and turn it into something extremely refined and food friendly.
• Which sparkling wine pre-dates Champagne by over 200 years.
• And much, much more.