Defining Natural Wine

XChateau is a podcast about all things wine, from vine to your glass. We tackle the business of wine and keep you up to date with new and exciting developments, so you always know what goes into your bottle.

In this episode, host Robert Vernick and co-host Peter Yeung discuss the recent change in the way natural wine can be classified. The French Appellation System has put a new system of categorization into place, meaning natural wines must be organically farmed, hand harvested, and use only indigenous yeasts.

Robert and Peter go further in depth about the new criteria for natural wines and explain the differences between products that would be classed natural now compared to before the change.

Stay tuned to hear Robert and Peter’s thoughts on how these changes will affect the producers of natural wine, if at all, and if in fact the product itself will change with the new processes.

Topics covered in today’s episode:

- The new definition of natural: How different is it?

- Growth in the natural wine market.

- Impact on wine producers: What are the risks with these new guidelines?

- How different regions will be affected.

- Certification process.

- The effect on the importing and labelling of products.

- Quality vs pricing: How, if at all, will these factors be affected?

- Impact on people with dietary restrictions.

- How will we know if the change is effective? 

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