A London wine bar has adopted an innovative approach which specialises in natural (i.e. organic or biodynamic) wines and wines which are local (i.e. within a 2-hour drive of Battersea in London. Offering a great range of 120+ wines, from all corners of the world, many of which are unfamiliar – and a great chance to sample some excellent wines from southern England.
NATURAL WINE DEFINED
At Artisan & Vine, all of our wines are either local (English) wines or natural. “Natural wines” are not yet legally defined within the EU. At Artisan & Vine, a natural wine is one made in a biodynamically or organically farmed vineyard, with indigenous (wild) yeast fermentation of hand harvested grapes, with minimal or no added sulphites or flavour enhancers. The principle is to source wines that demonstrate a clear Sense of Place. They taste like they come from somewhere rather than something.
At Artisan & Vine, all of our wines are either local (English) wines or natural. “Natural wines” are not yet legally defined within the EU. At Artisan & Vine, a natural wine is one made in a biodynamically or organically farmed vineyard, with indigenous (wild) yeast fermentation of hand harvested grapes, with minimal or no added sulphites or flavour enhancers. The principle is to source wines that demonstrate a clear Sense of Place. They taste like they come from somewhere rather than something.Why are organic wines not enough? Within the EU, a certified “organic wine” only guarantees you organically grown grapes; the winemaker may add flavours (such as wood chips or caramel), stabilisers (such as sulphites), and preservatives during the wine making production. This is how mass produced cheaper wines can be created.
Natural wines are wines created with minimal intervention from the wine maker. Natural wine making requires the artisan to carefully attend to all steps of the growing, fermenting, and blending processes, knowing that additives cannot be used to correct the imperfections of nature.
With a great website, lots of really good info and online ordering and plenty of tastings Artisan & Vine has to be a must to visit for any serious winelover.
Tastings at Artisan & Vine
artisan&vine opened on 21 July, 2008, and was soon after ranked within the Top Ten Wine Bars in London.
In addition to our relaxed late license bar, we also have an off-license shop where we sell all of our wines at reduced “take home” prices. We host a variety of events, wine tastings and vineyard day trips, all designed to showcase the absolute best in boutique wine making. Whenever we’re open, we’ll have a ‘flight’ of three sample wines available for you to discover – allowing you to try something new, without committing to a bottle.
To accompany our wines, we offer a range of cheese and charcuterie platters as well as a new full food menu.
UK Delivery = £8.00 (on orders <£100)
artisan&vine 126 St John’s Hill, Battersea, London SW11 1SL t: 0207 228 4997
