Natural wine creations

“Natural wine is a type of wine made from fermented grape juice without the use of additives, pesticides, or herbicides, and typically produced using traditional methods. It emphasizes minimal intervention in both grape growing and winemaking processes, allowing the wine to express its natural characteristics.”

I suppose the term “traditional” is subjective in this case because it does not define the referenced time period. In our journey (always in motion) of wine growing and making we tend to blend (haha, get it?) both older and newer tasks to find a unique product that represents or brand.

As you can see, I harvest by hand but use an electric crusher de stemmer. I do not add any cultured yeast as nature provides yeast for us throughout the growing season. I use the hand driven fruit press to extract the juice from the fermented must. The wine is aged in stainless steel kegs where the grapes are allowed to “express themselves”.

In the 12 year life (planted 2013) of these vines, I have never had to spray any copper or other chemicals for pest or disease control. I am convinced this is because our farm flourishes within a system of poly culture (multiple crops within a space) or just simple co existence as nature intends. Plants seem to coexist in their natural habitat, do they not? If you’ve made it this far, thank you.

As of today (December 2025) we are in the process of obtaining our federal and state permits to provide this unique product to our friends and guests as requested, and to future friends and guests.

James Duxbury

(viticulturist, wine maker, seed grower, venue owner, farm chef, goat roper, land steward, tree hugger and soon to be grandpa)