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Natural wines are exactly what the name suggests. Natural. As little as possible is done to turn grapes into wine. Grapes are grown organically, no herbicides/pesticides; The soil in the vineyards is plowed, by horse or human, and cover crops are grown between the vines to encourage competition for soil nutrients. The best wine comes from grapes that have struggled to get there. Grapes are hand harvested, which means only the best bunches are picked and there isn't anything 'extra' in there. Fermentation occurs using only indigenous yeasts present in the vineyard or cellar. Sulfur is added as little as possible, or in some extreme cases not at all. No chaptalization, a.k.a the process of adding sugar to grape juice to increase alcohol or body in the wine. While the resulting wines may sometimes be a little funky or off the mark of what's expected, many are beautifully complex, aromatic, and expressive of where they came from.