Bacchus
Los Angeles is really driving booze trends right now, from retro cocktails to boutique beers. It’s beginning to extend to wine as well, and Los Angeles Natural Wine Week, May 10-16, is a part of that.
As with natural food, natural wine is becoming a more sought-after product all the time. And again just like natural food, there is much dissent as to what exactly defines it as such. There are no federally-mandated standards for it. Some say a wine is natural if it comes from organically-grown grapes. Others say the grapes can be conventional, but the manufacturing must be done a certain way. And everyone has a different idea of what that certain way is.
The organizers behind Natural Wine Week seem open minded and willing to discuss all the different theories - there’s very little dogma going into it, more of an exploration. Which will probably make it pretty educational. Tastings and dinners will be held throughout the week. All the info is at the link above.
