Wine: An excellent choice of natural wines

The buzz word in the wine world is ‘natural’. While many of the best wines are made with minimal interference, producers of natural wines are more rigorous.

For example, most eschew the winemaker’s best friend, sulphur, which acts as a disinfectant, as an antioxidant (crucial in wine-making) and as a preservative.

Sulphur occurs naturally during fermentation, so ignore any label that says “contains sulfites”, as this is merely to satisfy US labelling laws. If you are sensitive to sulphur, look for labels that say “contains no added sulphur”.