the naked wine podcast

Join us on this very special episode of the Naked Wine Pod as we welcome Nathan Wagner, an amateur home hard cider brewer. Not only is he Kendra's amazing father, but as it turns out, he's quite knowledgeable on the topic of home brewing! So take a listen, grab your organically farmed fruit off your property (or organic via neglection as Nathan coined it hehe), and start experimenting with your own homemade brew! The same pillars of natural wine still apply, no yeast and additives necessary to make something deliciously wholesome :) What we drank: 3 different batches of homemade hard apple cider from Nathan Wagner & friends up at the Lord's Land in Mendocino County, CA

Is natural wine f*cked up wine? Does it all taste funky either like a whiff from a horses a$$ or super acidic kombucha? The short answer is... NO. To find out the long answer, pop in your airpods and press play, or pull up YouTube and watch this episode from Kendra & Rem as we winesplain from a hot tub in Palm Springs. What we drank: Breaking Bread Winery - 2019 Grenache - Redwood Valley, Mendocino, CA #naturalwine #organicwine #biodynamicwine #dryfarmedwines #handharvesting #nativeyeasts #carbonicmaceration #orangewine #fining #filtration #sediment #sulfitefreewines #petnat #zerozerowines #skincontactwine #lowinterventionwine #natty #wine #drinkwhatyoulike #sustainable #hottub #palmsprings #podcast #winepodcast

Here's our take on the sometimes stuffy wine deducing method. Look. Swirl. Sniff. Drink. Drink again. You either like what you have in the bottom of your glass or not. But at the end of the day, the best thing to drink is what's in your hand. Cheers! What we drank: Matthew Coste - MC2 - 2017 50% Gamay / 50% Pinot Noir- Loire, France #naturalwine #organicwine #biodynamicwine #dryfarmedwines #handharvesting #nativeyeasts #carbonicmaceration #orangewine #fining #filtration #sediment #sulfitefreewines #petnat #zerozerowines #skincontactwine #lowinterventionwine #natty #wine #drinkwhatyoulike

Ever stared at a wall of wine at a wine shop like a deer in headlights? Yup, we've all been there at some point. So in this Ep, we divulge some simple, yet effective tips to ensure that you're going home with the best wine for your occasion. 1) what's the wine for? 2) type (red, white, rose, orange, sparkling)? 3) what are your personal preferences like, or that of the crowd you're buying for? 4) make friends with the wine expert at the store! 5) be blunt with your price point. #naturalwine #organicwine #biodynamicwine #dryfarmedwines #handharvesting #nativeyeasts #carbonicmaceration #orangewine #fining #filtration #sediment #sulfitefreewines #petnat #zerozerowines #etnawine #skincontactwine #lowinterventionwine #natty #buyingwine Wine from this episode: *A Valenti - Ciuri di Lava Etna Bianco - Carricante from Sicily, Italy

What does your hipster son mean when he says he wants a 0/0 wine made from native yeasts, or your crazy cat lady neighbor when she's talking about crushing some glou-glou wine that has undergone carbonic maceration? Fear no more! We got the download for you on all the natural winemaking lingo and terms that everyone is throwing around these days. Pop open something refreshing, preferably natty, and get up to speed with the natural wine world. #naturalwine #organicwine #biodynamicwine #dryfarmedwines #handharvesting #nativeyeasts #carbonicmaceration #orangewine #fining #filtration #sediment #sulfitefreewines #petnat #0/0wines Wine from this episode: *Staffelter Hof - Party Panda Pet Nat - Riesling from Mosel, Germany

Tips, hacks, and tricks for traveling with your favorite natty wine. Vacationing, no prob, no reason why you ever have to go without your favorite juice! We discuss some of our favorite natural wine subscription companies and some of our favorite tips for flying with wine. Natty Wine Subscriptions: Primal Wine Mysa Dry farm wines Traveling with Wine: Wine luggage Raisin Wine Skins We drank: *Vin de California (VDC) - Amethyst 2020 from Contra Costa. 65% Barbera, 30% Pinot Noir, 5% Marsanne. Red + White co-ferment.

By now you've heard the term, "natural wine", but isn't all wine natural? WRONG. Because we have no labeling laws for wine, it can be a very unnatural product, as over 72 chemical additions are allowed into wine here by the U.S. federal government. Here are our top 5 reasons why we believe natural wine is indeed a healthier choice for you over conventionally made, mass-produced wine: 1) No pesticides during farming 2) Additive & chemical-free in the cellar 3) No added sugar 4) Little to no added preservatives (SO2) 5) It's better for the environment :) This is the pet nat we drank while taping: *Furlani - Bianco "Alpino" Frizzante (Somewhere high up in the Dolomites of Northern Italy)

Ever seen red wine being chilled down in the fridge? Or your bestie chugging straight from the wine bottle? Chances are, that oh so delectable bottle of wine is what we like to call glou-glou wine here in the natty wine community. What is it exactly, and can you actually chug this wine like Busch Light from a beer bong in college? Take a listen to find out. This is what we chugged down while taping this episode: *Ruth Lewandowski - Feints 2020 (Fox Hills, CA)

Chatting with our wine making friend, Benjamin Lynn! Ben's up in Seattle and is currently enrolled at NW Wine Academy where he's learning the ins and outs of how to make your own wine! Ben's low intervention wine making philosophy speaks to our heart, plus he's already made a delicious pet nat! This is what we gulped down while taping this episode: *Matita - Rosso Nonfiltrato (Italy) Benjamin Lynn @vinos_pinguinos @bennielynn.childmodel

Join us as we take on the blue South Pacific waters of Kauai! On this episode of the NWP we talk about wine clubs, and tips for how to ask your local wine shop owners to start stocking natural wine. Don't mind the sound of the waves on this episode, as we're drinking @puritywine while on a paddle board, while podding none the less! Shout-out to @lincolnfinewine & @barandgarden for their natural wine clubs.

We sat down with Owner, Allie Balin, of Balin Beverage Co, to find out all the ins and outs of what it takes to start up your own wine importing/distribution company. Along the way, we found out why Reisling pairs with (almost) everything, why glou glou wines are seafood restaurants best friend, and most importantly...why we believe natural wine has more soul than mass-produced, conventionally made wines. This is what we gulped down while taping this episode: * Birichino - Malvasia Bianca Pet Nat 2019 *J Brix - Cobolorum Riesling Pet Nat 2016 https://www.balinbeverageco.com @alliebalin / @balinbeverageco on IG

What is Orange wine? What is skin contact white wine? Turns out they're both terms to describe a unique category of wine that has actually been around for thousands of years! We can thank the Georgian's for that (country, not the state). In this interview with Account Manager, Troy Doram, of Alluvial Wines we discuss the history of orange wine, taste thru some delicious wine in his portfolio, and discuss why orange wine is the King/Queen of wine types for food pairings. Big thanks to Troy for letting us sample some amazing orange wines in Alluvial's portfolio: *Two Shepards - Pinot Gris Skin Fermented 2020 *Tessier - Skin-contact Chardonnay 2020 https://alluvialwine.com @alluvialwines

Are you a traditional wine shop curious about bringing in some natty juice inventory? Curious to dive into the rabbit hole of the natural wine world for your shop, but don't know how? THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU! Veronica Hernandez from Lincoln Fine Wines in Venice, CA joins the Naked Wine Pod! She gave us the inside scoop on how she introduced natty wine into the traditional wine shop that she works for! We drank a few different bottles on this episode: Kendra --> Broc Cellars - Love Red Remington --> Domaine Glinavos - Paleokerisio 2019 https://www.lincolnfinewines.com/natty @lincolnfinewine

Ever stared blankly at a massive wall of wine at your local wine shop, hoping to score some natural wine but you don't know where to start? Well, then this episode is for you! Your friendly naked wine pod hosts Rem & Kendra share our 3 favorite tips with you for how to spot a natural wine (LOOK FOR THE IMPORTER!). And we give you some guidance so that you don't fall into the trap of buying big corporate wine producers wines with fancy buzzwords on the labels like "sulfite-free" or "made with organic grapes". Sorry, to break it to you, you can't buy natural wine under $10, and no $3 buck chuck from TJ's isn't natural even though it's made with organic grapes. We drank Purity Wine's - Kerfluffle (take 2), a rose pet nat from California on today's episode. Natural Wine Importers Louis Dressner Zev Rovine Kermit Lynch Rosenthal Wine Merchants Selection Massale Jenny And François Selections Percy Selections Scuola di Vino Amy Atwood Selections PDX Wine SelectioNaturel Natural Wine Distributors Nomadic Goatboy Selections Jose Pastor Selections Critical Mass Selections Amy Atwood Oliver McCrum Wines

Jeff Bonafede from Uncorked Wine Shops in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach joins the Naked Wine Pod duo! On our first-ever interview with a wine shop owner, we discuss how he fell in love with wine, how he opened up a wine shop 10+ years ago, his love for representing small winemakers in his shop, and how the growing demand for natural wine is affecting how he stocks his stores. Ultimately, it has lead to the launch of an organic-only wine club that he's super psyched about! We drank a beautiful bottle from Jeff's store, a Nebiollo from Piedmont, Italy by the legendary biodynamic farming producer Lorenzo Corino. Achille, 2016 https://uncorkedwineshops.com/

In this episode, Remington and Kendra give you the inside scoop on where you can buy natural wine on the westside of Los Angeles. We'll share with you all our favorite wine shops on the westside and some restaurants around Venice that we frequent to find that coveted fermented grape juice in its raw, most naked form. Plus a bonus game of two truths and a lie where Remington may or may not have ever 'slapped the bag' in college. Wine shops talked about in this episode include: Lincoln Fine Wines (Venice), Simon's (Venice), Vin on Rose (Venice), Bar & Garden (Culver City), Stanley's Wet Goods (Culver City), Helen's Wine Shop (Brentwood), & Esters Wine Shop (Santa Monica). Venice neighborhood restaurants with a good natural wine program include: Gjelina group (Gjusta), Night + Market, The Rose Venice, Venice Beach Wines, Double Zero, South End, Great White.

Ever wondered what that crazy wine with a beer cap on it is? Ever wanted to drink Champagne but couldn't afford it? Perhaps you love bubbles but not only for celebrations? Pet Nats. Boom. Problem solved.

Ya'll may be wondering what in the heck natural wine even is. In this episode we dive into the ins and outs of what we consider a natural wine to be. What is the difference between an organic, biodynamic, or sustainably farmed wine? Check out this episode, and take it from us two besties, because after all we've been downing wine for over 20 years between the two of us!