Natural wines to buy in the South
Herebelow are French wines that I recommend and where to buy them in the South.
A retailer that is not listed here can sell the wine ; he/she only has to contact the distributor or the importer to have the wine shipped and delivered. You could ask for wine shipment to and delivery in the the South area.
Natural wines endorsed in 2018
Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Domaine de la Pépière (AB)
2017 - USD 15 - twinkling, almond, lichee - twinkling, almond, lichee, intensity in a very light body, aerial, fresh
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
An online store at 2908 W Gandy Blvd. Suite B, Tampa, Florida: Craft & Curd
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Clos des Briords Vieilles vignes
2017 - USD 17 - lime - lime, fresh
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
An online store at 2908 W Gandy Blvd. Suite B, Tampa, Florida: Craft & Curd
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Cheverny - Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin
2017 - USD 26 - very aromatically intense, very pure - nougat, peach, apricot - peach, apricot, no stiffness, fresh
Distributor for Louisiana: Lirette Selections
Natural wines endorsed in 2017
Vin de France - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Granit
2014 - USD 14 - pure - barrel, firm
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
An online store at 2908 W Gandy Blvd. Suite B, Tampa, Florida: Craft & Curd
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Domaine de la Pépière (AB)
2016 - USD 15 - classic - punchy, peach, kiwi, short, lively - opens up on the second day
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
An online store at 2908 W Gandy Blvd. Suite B, Tampa, Florida: Craft & Curd
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Clos des Briords - Vieilles vignes
2016 - USD 17 - grapefruit, peach - neither oily nor stiff, grapefruit, peach, fresh
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
An online store at 2908 W Gandy Blvd. Suite B, Tampa, Florida: Craft & Curd
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Cheverny - Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin
2016 - USD 23 -
Distributor for Louisiana: Lirette Selections
Alsace muscat - Audrey et Christian Binner - Hinterburg - [sans sulfite ajouté]
2013 - USD 30 - very intense, Muscat - wide, fresh almond, intense and minerally, fresh
A store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 3Cups
Florida distributor: City Beautiful Beverage Company
Georgia distributor: Sour Grapes
Tennessee distributor: Ajax Turner
Natural wines endorsed in 2016
Pays - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - Domaine de la Pépière - La Pépie - Côt
2015 - USD 12 - blackcurrant, red currant - firm, alert and bouncing
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
An online store at 2908 W Gandy Blvd. Suite B, Tampa, Florida: Craft & Curd
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Vin de table français - Domaine Rimbert - Cousin Oscar - (cinsault)
2015 - USD 11 - intense - punchy, varietal, balanced
A store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 3Cups
Florida distributor: City Beautiful Beverage Company
Georgia distributor: Sour Grapes
Tennessee distributor: Ajax Turner
Vin de pays - Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert - Bu End - (nature)
2015 - USD 15 - an easy natural wine, very aromatic - blackcurrant, red currant - blackcurrant, red currant, a hint of volatile acidity, more aromatic intensity and less body than other bottlings from the same domain, balanced
A store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 3Cups
Florida distributor: City Beautiful Beverage Company
Georgia distributor: Sour Grapes
Tennessee distributor: Ajax Turner
Vin de table - Domaine Rimbert - Grenachator - [grenache]
2014 - USD 18 - reminds of a Châteauneuf du Pape - abundant, punchy, for the BBQ, balanced
A store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 3Cups
Florida distributor: City Beautiful Beverage Company
Georgia distributor: Sour Grapes
Tennessee distributor: Ajax Turner
Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Domaine de la Pépière
2015 - USD 13 - litchee - glittering, tense but not stiff
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
An online store at 2908 W Gandy Blvd. Suite B, Tampa, Florida: Craft & Curd
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Saint chinian - Domaine Rimbert - L'Agathe
2015 - USD 14 - little aromas - oily, large, fresh
A store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 3Cups
Florida distributor: City Beautiful Beverage Company
Georgia distributor: Sour Grapes
Tennessee distributor: Ajax Turner
Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Clos des Briords - Magnum
2015 - USD 17 - white fruits, lichee, clementine - no creaminess, lichee, lemon peel, clementine, pure, minerally, a hint of salt, no stiffness, fresh / Beware to only buy magnums : 25% of the 75cl bottles are corked.
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
An online store at 2908 W Gandy Blvd. Suite B, Tampa, Florida: Craft & Curd
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Vouvray - François Pinon - Sec
2014 - USD 17 -
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
A store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 3Cups
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Vin de pays - Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin - Sauvignon
2014 - USD 17 - true to the variety, intense - freshly cut hay, pear - freshly cut hay, flower, mellow, fresh
Distributor for Louisiana: Lirette Selections
Cheverny - Hervé Villemade - Domaine du Moulin
2015 - USD 18 -
Distributor for Louisiana: Lirette Selections
Vouvray - François Pinon - Magnum millésimé Brut
2005 - USD 18 -
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
A store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 3Cups
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Muscadet - Marc Ollivier, Rémi Branger, Gwénaëlle Croix - EARL La Pépière - Château-Thébaud
2012 - USD 21 -
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
An online store at 2908 W Gandy Blvd. Suite B, Tampa, Florida: Craft & Curd
Distributor for Texas: Pioneer Wine Company
Crémant d'alsace - Stéphane Bannwarth - Les vins Pirouettes (par Binner & Compagnie) - Zéro dosage
2013 - USD 26 -
A store in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 3Cups
Florida distributor: City Beautiful Beverage Company
Georgia distributor: Sour Grapes
Tennessee distributor: Ajax Turner
Bourgogne blanc - [Alice et Olivier de Moor, négoce] - Le vendangeur masqué
2014 - USD 30 - very pure, honeysuckle, pink grapefruit then nougat - wide, dry, fresh
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
Chablis - Alice et Olivier De Moor - Bel Air et Clardy
2014 - USD 35 - pink grapefruit - velvety, radiant, pink grapefruit, peach, red currant, silky, fresh
Distributor for New York State, New Jersey and North Carolina: David Bowler Wine, tel. 212.807.1680
There also are excellent wines with no sulfites in the South.
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 the South. The following places show recommended wines: Texas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, or you may type a ZIP code in the box below.
