California, Oregon and Washington, minus the bull. The West Coast is home base for American natural wine: small producers buying organic fruit, fermenting with native yeast and skipping the additives. It's where old vines, oddball grapes and a little experimentation all meet.
Whites: Two Shepherds Soleil Albariño is bright and easy, and Ardure's Battaglini Vineyard Chardonnay has a bit more texture. Reds: Ashanta's Methusulah (ancient-vine Grenache, Carignan and País), North American Press Harbinger, and Two Shepherds Wiley Carbonic Carignan, a chillable red. Ardure's Cinsault from the Amphorae Series sits right between red and rosé. Wild card: North American Press Wildcard, heirloom apples and wild grapes fermented together.
Chill the lighter reds for 20 minutes before you pour. Want to go deeper? Browse our California and Oregon collections.
