Outstanding organic wines to put a spring in your step

Sipping sustainably makes for a happy, fruitful glass, says Sam Wylie-harris.

SLOWLY but surely, we’re making considered choices that impact the planet - and organic wines resonate well with connoisseurs. Made with organically grown grapes without the use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides, they’re kinder to the environment - producers work in harmony with Mother Nature

CODORNIU VINTAGE ORGANIC CAVA BRUT, £7 (was £10.50), Morrisons

Bring on the bubbles... for a cracking good cava, you can’t go wrong with this Spanish gem from one of Barcelona’s most iconic wineries. Moreover, the stylish mousse, delicious freshness and enticing orals with delicate apple and toasty notes highlight the quality of the fruit. to promote the vineyard’s biodiversity and encourage wildlife.

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YALUMBA GEN ORGANIC VIOGNIER 2022, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, £10, Ocado

A noteworthy viognier from Australia’s pioneer of this peachy white grape, this new-look GEN series is sustainable from grape to glass. e wine opens up with classic honeysuckle and apricot nectar, leading to white peach and citrus

avours, with hints of spice lingering through the lively, fresh

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DOMAINE BOUSQUET CHARDONNAY 2022 ORGANIC, MENDOZA, ARGENTINA, £12.95, Vintage Roots

e environment and biodiversity go hand in hand at Argentina’s number-one organic winery. A chardonnay in its purest form, unadulterated by oak, allowing its bracing avours of apples, pears, lemon and lively fruit salad to shine through on the mouthwatering

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nd CHATEAU LEOUBE SECRET DE LEOUBE ROSE 2023, COTES DE PROVENCE, FRANCE, £36, Daylesford Organic

A Provencal pink right on point, as any rosé fan will concur, how can a wash of salmon pink bring so much pleasure? Sophisticated, silky and ush with citrusy accents framing red fruit aromas - a dash of cabernet sauvignon lends interest - there’s a sense of great fruit purity, with

eshy peach on the palate, ne line of acidity and elegant satiny texture. insects to combat weeds and pests, helping to protect and enhance plant management between the vines.

And the result is top drops in a range of styles that taste as exciting and diverse as the ora and fauna we want to protect.

Check out these labels with sustainability at their core...

SYMINGTON ALTANO ORGANIC DOURO 2021, PORTUGAL, £8.99, Waitrose

is mega-producer may be known for its port but try telling that to a wine lover! Powerful yet pure with length and elegance, Symington’s experience shows in this black-fruited wine with plum and dark chocolate

avours, black pepper and savoury back note in addition to beguiling oral aromas.

CONO SUR ORGANIC CABERNET SAUVIGNON, CARMENERE, SYRAH 2022, CHILE, £9.50, Tesco

A wine with excellent environmental and sustainability credentials, this deftly blended red is delicious from the word go. Distinctively Chilean, with an enticing, spicy accent riding on the plummy carmenere fruit, the wine’s bolstered by exuberant eshy berry notes, hint of tobacco, vanilla and smooth, juicy crowdpleasing

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