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Natural wine in Midwest

(You may also order natural wines – that i have qualified – online for delivery across the USA.)

Herebelow are natural wines that I recommend and how to buy them in Midwest:

Here below is my selection of natural wines: sulphur dioxide (SO2) often is not added during winemaking or bottling. Only a few bottles may contain sulfites – in very small quantities — around 10 mg per liter. The establishments must sell by the bottle (without asking you to purchase anything else, even if they are bistros). []

 

Bottlings selected in 2025

Pécharmant wine labelPécharmant — Vincent Alexis – Barouillet

USD 24 — 2022 — red fruit – red fruit

An online store with delivery in Indiana: La Cave des papilles, website

An online store with delivery in North Dakota: La Cave des papilles, website

Terre Siciliane — Azienda agricola COSFrappato

USD 32 — 2023 — red fruit – red fruit, juicy, refreshing

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Finding.Wine, website

A wine bar and bottle shop at 1861 N. Milwaukee avenue, Chicago, Illinois: Red & White, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington state, Wisconsin: Bottle Barn, website

Alsace — Jean Pierre Rietsch – Domaine Rietsch — Tout Blanc (au litre)

USD 21 — 2024 — pure, intense – white fruit – not velvety, nougat, aromatic, astringent, a little stiff, lively

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

muscadet wine labelMuscadet — Marion Pescheux, Manuel Landron – Domaine Complémen’terre — La Croix Moriceau

USD 22 — 2023 — fullness and purity – white fruit – no velvety but full, lychee, nougat, tiny gas beads, no stiffness, fresh

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

Muscadet — Marion Pescheux, Manuel Landron – Domaine Complémen’terre — Le Mortier Gobin

USD 29 — 2021 — great purity, great aromatic intensity – hazelnut, grapefruit – no velvety, hazelnut, grapefruit, tiny gas beads, fresh

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

Pfälzer Landwein [Palatinate], Wein aus Deutschland wine labelPfälzer Landwein [Palatinate], Wein aus Deutschland — Daniel & Jonas Brand – Weingut Brand — Wilder Satz — [Müller Thurgau 38%]

USD 30 — 2024 —

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

Illinois importer and distributor (forbidden to sell direct to consumers), 2455 S. Damen Ave, Suite 900, Chicago: Cream Wine Company, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Julien Albertus – Kumpf et Meyer — [élevé sur lattes entre 14 et 30 mois, non filtré, sans sulfite ajouté] — Brut (zéro dosage, millésimé)

USD 29 — 2022 — pure, intense – yeast, fine bubbles, fresh

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] wine labelCrémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 30 — 2021 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

 

Bottlings selected in 2024

Pécharmant wine labelPécharmant — Vincent Alexis – Barouillet

USD 23 — 2021 — red fruit – red fruit

An online store with delivery in Indiana: La Cave des papilles, website

An online store with delivery in North Dakota: La Cave des papilles, website

Terre Siciliane — Azienda agricola COSFrappato

USD 31 — 2022 — red fruit – red fruit, juicy, refreshing

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Finding.Wine, website

A wine bar and bottle shop at 1861 N. Milwaukee avenue, Chicago, Illinois: Red & White, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington state, Wisconsin: Bottle Barn, website

Alsace — Jean Pierre Rietsch – Domaine Rietsch — Tout Blanc (au litre)

USD 21 — 2023 — pure, intense – white fruit – not velvety, nougat, aromatic, astringent, a little stiff, lively

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

muscadet wine labelMuscadet — Marion Pescheux, Manuel Landron – Domaine Complémen’terre — La Croix Moriceau

USD 21 — 2022 — fullness and purity – white fruit – no velvety but full, lychee, nougat, tiny gas beads, no stiffness, fresh

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

Muscadet — Marion Pescheux, Manuel Landron – Domaine Complémen’terre — Le Mortier Gobin

USD 28 — 2020 — great purity, great aromatic intensity – hazelnut, grapefruit – no velvety, hazelnut, grapefruit, tiny gas beads, fresh

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

Pfälzer Landwein [Palatinate], Wein aus Deutschland wine labelPfälzer Landwein [Palatinate], Wein aus Deutschland — Daniel & Jonas Brand – Weingut Brand — Wilder Satz — [Müller Thurgau 38%]

USD 29 — 2023 —

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

Illinois importer and distributor (forbidden to sell direct to consumers), 2455 S. Damen Ave, Suite 900, Chicago: Cream Wine Company, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Julien Albertus – Kumpf et Meyer — [élevé sur lattes entre 14 et 30 mois, non filtré, sans sulfite ajouté] — Brut (zéro dosage, millésimé)

USD 28 — 2021 — pure, intense – yeast, fine bubbles, fresh

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] wine labelCrémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 29 — 2021 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website


Price figures are only rough estimates of the US retail tags, at the date of the tasting. Wines are selected on personal criteria.


Same area

Other types of wine have been selected in the same area, merlot in Midwest, chardonnay in Midwest, sauvignon blanc in Midwest, good red wines in Midwest, champagne or sparkling in Midwest.

Same wine type nearby or on delivery

You may also order natural wines – that i have qualified – online for delivery across the USA.

If the results above are too vague or the wine shops too distant from your area, then you may wish to explore a location more specific than Midwest. The following places show recommended wines: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin,

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