What is Pét-nat Wine
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It’s cloudy, it’s fizzy, it’s a strange colour, there’s something lurking in the bottom of the bottle. I’ve read nothing, I know nothing. But one taste and I’m converted. These wines are freakin’ delicious!
So, what exactly is a Pétillant-naturel, or a pét-nat to those in the know? Well, it refers to wines produced in the méthode ancestrale, an ancient and natural way of making sparkling wines, predating the méthode champenoise that we are more familiar with. All sorts of old world traditions are employed to create these simpler, more rustic sparkling’s, but essentially these wines are bottled before primary fermentation and are finished without the addition of secondary yeasts or sugars. Pét-nats are often cloudy, unfiltered and capped with a crown seal (for safety!!). The end product is also exciting and unpredictable, opening each bottle is a surprise, suggestive of the time and location where it was bottled.
Pét-nats can be white, rose or red in colour (which makes them super versatile when pairing with foods, you’ve pretty much got it all covered). They vary enormously in carbonation, from almost still, to tiny-prickly bubbles, to effusive effervescence! Each bottle needs to be well settled and cold before opening to minimise the latter. Thanks to all those natural yeasts and sugars pét-nats are usually slightly funky on the nose and to taste. They are zingy and bouncy with an appealing array of flavours.
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
Natural ferment captured in bottle, it’s wild, juicy, complex and delicious, like a farmhouse cider or wild ale. Juicy b...
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- No Added Preservative
Delicate anise spice, crunchy Granny Smith, clean and complex. As in life, balance is key here. zesty acid works with sa...
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- No Added Preservative
Dusty rose in colour, its heady aroma hints at fun stuff like toffee apples, rose water, and apricots. Zippy acid provid...
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- No Added Preservative
Did someone say "PARTY TIME???" Because we heard it. Its the party in a bottle, made for fun times, but also serious eno...
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The nose is beautifully clean for a bottle fermented wine, bright citrus mixed with bready, almost croissant-like aromas...
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The nose is beautifully clean for a bottle fermented wine, bright citrus mixed with bready, almost croissant-like aromas...
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Dryer and more textural than previous years, the nose hints at sweet berries mixed with an undercurrent of lime and sea ...
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Dryer and more textural than previous years, the nose hints at sweet berries mixed with an undercurrent of lime and sea ...
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- No Added Preservative
It doesn't get much more natural than this delicious, cloudy, funky, refreshing Pet Nat from Margaret River. Made from d...
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- No Added Preservative
The Freehand Honey Piquette is light and fun. A juicy and fresh Piquette – meaning a lower alcohol Petillant Natural alt...
$25.25 in a straight 12 or $29.00 each
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- No Added Preservative
The nose guava and passionfruit with hints of pink grapefruit and rose petals. The palate dominates with skinsy Sav blan...
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- No Added Preservative
Pink Fizzy Pres Free Fun. Aromas of strawberry lemonade and sherbet. Juicy and fresh, flavours of strawberry, pink grap...
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$28.71 in a straight 12
or $33.00 each
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
On the nose fresh gooseberry, grassy bell pepper notes & squeezed lime. Juicy, mouthwatering skinsy sav from whole bunch...
$28.71 in a straight 12 or $33.00 each
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
On the nose fresh gooseberry, grassy bell pepper notes & squeezed lime. Juicy, mouthwatering skinsy sav from whole bunch...
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- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
On the nose fresh gooseberry, grassy bell pepper notes & squeezed lime. Juicy, mouthwatering skinsy sav from whole bunch...
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- No Added Preservative
- Certified Biodynamic
"Fizzy, lively, juicy, bright and so easy to drink." This lightly bubbly rose has a delicious nose of exotic flowers and...
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Try some amazing low preservative Pet Nat Sparkling wines now. Petillant Naturel (Pet Nat) wines are sparkling wines mad...
$89.00
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
JUICY - PEACHES - FRESH Every Bottle will raise $6 in donations to help relocate Ukrainian refugees - click to read more...
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- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
CHERRY - POMEGRANATE - FROTHY Every Bottle will raise $6 in donations to help relocate Ukrainian refugees - click to rea...
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