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Top 5 most liked venues on Raisin!

December 19, 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment to shout out the top 5 most liked venues on Raisin.

Professional Natural Wine Fairs 2025: Montpellier, Angers & Saumur.

December 18, 2024

Discover all the upcoming natural wine fairs, and all the winemakers attending Montpellier, Angers & Saumur Fairs.

Champagne, Crémant or Pet Nat, what’s the difference?

December 17, 2024

With Sparkling wines being poured at our festive tables, we wanted to provide a quick guide to understand their differences.

Didier Grappe: the Jura in resistance

December 12, 2024

Didier Grappe: the Jura in resistance. We interviewed Didier Grappe and it's fascinating!

Should I decant my Natural Wine?

December 10, 2024

Should I decant my Natural Wine? Decanting (or carafing) wine is a traditional practice with specific benefits depending on the wine.

Why is my natural wine labelled "Vin de France"?

December 05, 2024

Well, to understand this, let’s first look at the main French certification known as AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée).

Give a gift of emotion for Christmas 🎁

November 29, 2024

RAISIN, 100 GRANDS VINS NATURELS D'ÉMOTION

What are hybrid grape varieties?

November 28, 2024

What are hybrid grape varieties and why do they help to promote ecological viticulture? We take a look.

What is a Natural Beaujolais Nouveau?… and where to find it!

November 19, 2024

What is a Natural Beaujolais Nouveau? As a first step, Natural Beaujolais Nouveau follows natural winemaking principals. This means the grapes are grown without s…

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What is natural wine?

A natural wine is made only with grapes and sometimes a little bit of sulfur, always respecting nature and people.

It's often organic and/or biodynamic in the vineyard, but goes beyond these certifications with nothing added in the cellar. The result is the taste of fermented fruit, a wine that reflects the winegrower and not a factory.

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