Natural wine has nothing to hide. Made from grapes alone-organically farmed, then harvested, fermented, aged, and bottled without additives-it's wine that seeks to express, in every sip, its traditional and crucial link to nature. The World of Natural Wine is the book wine lovers need to navigate this movement-because it's about so much more than labels and vintages. Meet the obsessive, often outspoken, winemakers; learn about the regions of France where natural wine culture first appeared and continues to flourish today; and explore natural wine in Spain, Italy, Georgia, and beyond. And just as important: find out what must be "unlearned" to discover the eye-opening pleasures of drinking naturally. The World of Natural Wine is the most comprehensive and definitive guide to the world of natural wine. This complete tome demystifies and explains this growing yet often misunderstood segment of the wine world. Aaron Ayscough is a British American writer based in Paris. Since 2010, he has written a blog and newsletter about natural wine called Not Drinking Poison. His writing about wine and restaurants has appeared in the Financial Times, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Eater, and Meininger's Wine Business International, among other publications. He is the English translator of two works by the French winemaker-scientist Jules Chauvet: Wine in Question and The Aesthetics of Wine. Ayscough has worked extensively as a sommelier over the past two decades, building wine selections for restaurants including Pizzeria Mozza (Los Angeles), Yard Restaurant (Paris), Chez la Vieille (Paris), Table (Paris), and Supernature (Monaco). He is presently studying viticulture at the Lycée Viticole de Beaune in France. Contents Part I: What's Natural Chapter 1: A Way of Thinking About Wine Chapter 2: How Grapes Are Grown Chapter 3: How Natural Wine Is Made Part II: A Pantheon of Natural Wine The Wines to Know Chapter 4: The Beaujolais Chapter 5: The Loire Chapter 6: The Jura Chapter 7: Burgundy Chapter 8: Auvergne Chapter 9: The Rhône Chapter 10: Alsace Chapter 11: Savoie and Bugey Chapter 12: The Languedoc Chapter 13: The Roussillon Chapter 14: Bordeaux and the Southwest Chapter 15: Provence and Corsica Chapter 16: Champagne Chapter 17: Natural Wine in Europe and the Caucasus Part III: Enjoying Natural Wine Chapter 18: How to Taste Natural Wine Chapter 19: How to Serve Natural Wine Chapter 20: How to Find Natural Wine Appendices Acknowledgments Index "The World of Natural Wine represents a new landmark for the understanding of natural wine. If you want to know about natural wine, you have to read this book." -Levi Dalton, host of the I'll Drink to That! Wine Talk podcast "From farming to winemaking, its past and its future, Ayscough has produced an essential addition to natural wine literature." -Alice Feiring, author of To Fall in Love, Drink This "A must-read for anyone who loves-or hates-natural wines. Ayscough's very well-researched, highly informative, lucid book gives us the keys to enter the culture and enjoy this galaxy of iconoclastic characters and their wines. Natural wine is much more than no sulfur: it is a hymn to the ever-changing nature of life." -Pascaline Lepeltier, Meilleur Ouvrier de France "Ayscough captures an overall snapshot of natural wine, from its inception to where it is now and where it's heading next. He gives insight into its principles and introduces the vignerons, cavistes, and restaurants whose energetic work behind the bottle has happily brought natural wine to where it is today." -Jorge Riera, wine director of Frenchette and Le Rock "Aaron's book affirms what all lovers of natural wine know instinctively from their f

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