EUROPEAN ARTISAN WINES
Welcome to Vinchase, where you’ll find authentic artisan wines, crafted by real people. Wine produced at an industrial scale lacks authenticity and character. That’s why we source authentic, handmade, small production wines. Vinchase wines are always hand-harvested, dry-farmed, organic or biodynamic farmed, and wild yeast fermented. Minimal intervention in vineyard and wine cellar result in memorable wines worth drinking because life is too short to drink boring wine.
AMBER / ORANGE WINES
Extended skin contact fermentation creates exciting colors, textures and flavors!
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Bazalik Rysak
Bazalik RysakA field blend of all varieties at the Bazalik vineyard. Wild yeast fermented and aged in Acacia barrels. Authentic and fun, this is a juicy rosé.
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$29.00Add to cart
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Emilio Sciacca Biancopiglio Etna Bianco
Emilio Sciacca Biancopiglio Etna BiancoEtna Bianco is rare wine as the region is mostly reds. Biancopiglio is the free spirit that wanders our Mount Etna volcano, inspires Emilio and Emanuele in the making of this wine with a very large personality. This beauty is produced from organic farmed and hand harvested Carricante, Cataratto and Grecanico grapes. This wine is made with full respect for nature, our traditions and our territory. Five days of skin contact adds depth and orangish color to this rare Etna amber wine. Five days of skin contact maceration, results in a medium bodied, distinct and exciting wine that packs a mineral punch from the volcanic soils. Unfiltered, Unfined, low added sulfites. Only 2000 bottles produced. Enjoy lightly chilled.
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$25.00Add to cart
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Matic Wines Get the Party Started Amfora
Matic Wines Get the Party Started Amfora100% Riesling, organic farmed and hand harvested in Slovenia by young winemaker Matic. Wild yeast fermented and aged in clay amphora. The juice and skins ferment and age for 200+ days in amphora, afterwards the wine is bottled unfiltered with no added sulfites. It’s slightly orange in color with some cloudiness. It’s very easy to drink with light and well integrated tannins, excellent acidity and tons of flavor. A special wine by any measure.
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$30.00Add to cart
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Pivnica Cajkov Pinot Gris “Godfather’
Pivnica Cajkov Pinot Gris “Godfather’Pinot Gris Volcanic is a Single Vineyard wine. All grapes are from a single vintage, yet two different fermentation styles are used. The majority of grapes (70%) were fermented on skins for 6 days, while the smaller part (30%) was fermented for one month.
Thereafter the wine was aged for one year in oak barrels, with a gentle access of oxygen, under a soft flor. As a result we have a massive, fabulously creamy Pinot Gris with a long aftertaste bursting with mineral and salty notes.
The organic farming in the vineyard, and total dedication and adherence to natural winemaking in the cellar, bring about unfiltered and completely natural wines.
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$30.00Add to cart
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Bazalik Intro
Bazalik IntroFor Michal Bažalík, winemaking is a combination of craft, culture, tradition and love for the land, which he probably inherited from his ancestors. He took over the old barren vineyards above Svätý Jura a few years ago from the cooperative, and works them together with his family and friends. The vines are farmed using organic methods, and no chemicals are used in vineyards or cellar. “I think that life doesn’t need a lot. I want to live from what this earth gives me. I’m fascinated by creating, creating something from nothing, completely from the ground up. To live in a place where everything is born, to be a part of the whole process. To grow grapes with humility, without chemicals and with care for yourself and the environment. To make good wine from it with joy and to enjoy it with your loved ones. I think that’s how wine should be.
Pesecka Leanka aka Fetesca Regala. A delicate and authentic variety of Central Europe. This wine wild yeast fermented in stainless steel tanks. It’s low alcohol and delicate, fun wine for aperitif or brunch.
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$22.00Add to cart
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Quattro Volte ‘Bifaro’ Amber Wine
Quattro Volte ‘Bifaro’ Amber WineLe Quattro Volte is a small winery run by Daniela De Marco, Giampiero Ventura (ex Masseria Perugini) and Dario Brunori located in a beautiful and uncontaminated nature; Calabria. For a long time, this Southern region ranked at the bottom of the winemaking in Italy, but in the last decade, it has established itself in the national wine scene for an unprecedented rebirth of quality low intervention wines. Located in the village of San Marco Argentano (roughly 30 km from the Tyrrhenian seaside) The vineyards are planted in a range of 200-400 meters above sea level and they are located between 2 natural reserves. This wine is made from a indigenous sort Mantonico and Malvasia, with skin contact for four days. Unfiltered, unfined, low added sulfites.
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$26.00Add to cart
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Doremi Rkatsiteli Mtsvane Kvevri
Doremi Rkatsiteli Mtsvane KvevriDo Re Mi wines are all made in Qvevri which are handmade, large buried clay vessels used to ferment and age the wine. Qvevri range in size from 250 liters to 2500 liters. The lightly pressed juice is fermented with the skins, with wild yeast and free from any additives. After fermentation is finished, the Qvevri are sealed and covered with soil until Spring time. During the process, the solids in the wine slowly drop to the bottom of the qvevri and the clear wine rises to the top. When temperatures drop in December and January, the fermentation is complete and the wine is transferred to new qvevri and left to age for more months. In the spring time the wine is drunk during big celebrations called Supras and leftover is bottled.
Do Re Mi is very proud to continue the long tradition of Georgian wine making and they’re pleased to offer you pure and authentic natural wines.
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$32.00Add to cart
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Matyas SaraDora (Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Welschriesling)
Matyas SaraDora (Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Welschriesling)Matyas SaraDora (Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Welschriesling)
Matyas SaraDora (Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Welschriesling)The jewel of the Matyas estate is this traditional orange wine. Pinot Blanc, Riesling and Welschriesling are wild yeast fermented and aged separately in oak barrels before being blended together. Lightly orange in color. Intensive aromas of white fruits, dominated by yellow apple and pear, completed by green tea and tones of spices and bread. Medium full-bodied, fresh, and lively. Excellent acidity makes it savory and juicy. Light tannins create an impressive structure and richness. Serve highly chilled, not cold. Mátyás SaraDora pairs well with medium-heavy or even fat grilled fishes, such as mackerel or salmon. It also matches well with white meats or pork.
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$28.00Add to cart
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SPARKLING WINE
Check out our selection of delicious sparkling wines.
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Gordia Natural Bubbles Rose
Gordia Natural Bubbles RoseGordia is an indigenous name for the area above Ankaran, where Andrej Čep and his family have a restaurant with the same name. Their 3.5 hectares of vineyards and winery are less then a kilometer from the Adriatic Sea, and have been farmed organically since 2011. The proximity to the sea and the constant wind gives all the wines a salinity and minerality that balances the fruit flavors perfectly. All wines are produced without the use of chemicals and fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered, unfined and contain under 40ppm total sulfites. The winery has been using Georgian kvevri since 2011, and makes wine in similar style to the traditional Georgian method. Their fresh malvazija is lively and mineral. The pet-nats are refreshing and more complex then most. Their kvevri wine named ‘amfora’ is deep, complex and delicious. It easily rivals some of the best skin contact wines of Slovenia and Italy.
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$29.00Add to cart
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Gordia Natural Bubbles
Gordia Natural BubblesGordia is an indigenous name for the area above Ankaran, where Andrej Čep and his family have a restaurant with the same name. Their 3.5 hectares of vineyards and winery are less then a kilometer from the Adriatic Sea, and have been farmed organically since 2011. The proximity to the sea and the constant wind gives all the wines a salinity and minerality that balances the fruit flavors perfectly. All wines are produced without the use of chemicals and fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered, unfined and contain under 40ppm total sulfites. The winery has been using Georgian kvevri since 2011, and makes wine in simillar style to the traditional Georgian method. Their fresh malvazija is lively and mineral. The pet-nats are refreshing and more complex then most. Their kvevri wine named ‘amfora’ is deep, complex and delicious. It easily rivals some of the best skin contact wines of Slovenia and Italy.
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$29.00Add to cart
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Bazalik Bublean Pet-Nat
Bazalik Bublean Pet-NatPet-nat from Pesecka Leanka aka Fetesca Regala. A delicate and authentic variety of Central Europe. This wine is bottle fermented and unfiltered. Delicate bubbles, delicious sparking for any occasion.
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$23.00Add to cart
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Chateau Gaudrelle ‘Tintamarre’ pet-nat
Chateau Gaudrelle ‘Tintamarre’ pet-natChateau Gaudrelle farms 20 hectares (50 acres) of vineyards in the heart of the Loire Valley. They hand harvest Chenin Blanc vineyards and produce Vouvrey and other wines. As an organic-certified estate, they encourage the biodiversity and we give life back to the ground by working the soils. In order to not tamp them down, they also use the animal traction with a horse in the plot “Clos le Vigneau”. In the cellar, they are dedicated to a low intervention approach. They harvest and make wines with biocontrol which means they employ natural mechanism to fight against harmful organisms. Thereby, the sulfur is reduced at the minimum amount. Everything is done to produce expressive white wines to give you more pleasure. Nature and the people are at the heart of our thoughts and we emphasize our evolution by starting to use the biodynamic on one of our plots.
This is a 100% Chenin Blanc pet-nat. Fermented in the bottle and unfiltered. Serve very chilled.
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$22.00Add to cart
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WHAT IS NATURAL WINE?
Natural wine is not a new trend, in fact it’s the oldest way to produce wine. Before the invention of modern winemaking technologies, pesticides and additives, all wines were produced with just two ingredients: grapes and wild yeast. This minimal intervention method requires more manual labor and rejects industrial additives in the vineyard or winemaking. The resulting wines are not manipulated or uniformed to match a certain taste or market demands, instead they remain authentic representations of a vineyard, vintage and the winegrower.
RED WINE
Delicious red wine selection to keep you warm.
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Le Debit d’Ivresse ‘Dans la Lune’ red
Le Debit d’Ivresse ‘Dans la Lune’ redLuc Devot was a cook for 7 years, a fisherman for 3 years, musician, animator, educator. He had many lives before becoming a winemaker. He worked his first harvest with Jean-Louis Tribouley, who introduced Luc to natural wines. In the years that followed, many winemakers settled with similar cultivation and vinification methods. Driven by this momentum, and after training with Loïc Roure from Domaine du possible, he became a volunteer at the “La remise” wine fair. Although Luc had often worked in the vineyard, the three years spent at Philipe Wies winery (Domaine de la petite baigneuse) made him realise the reality of the profession to be a winegrower. Luc’s very first vinification was in 2017 and now he works with 4 hectares of vines. All wines are unfiltered, unfined, with tiny amount of added sulfites.
100% Lledoner Pelut, aka “Hairy Grenache,” a wild, indigenous variant of Grenache Noir.
From Bon Raisin: “Hairy Grenache, also known as Lledoner Pelut, [is] a variant [of] Grenache Noir and an ancient varietal with it’s origins firmly planted both sides of the Pyrenees mountains in Catalonia. After a slight resurgence in the late 1990s, it’s now only possible to find around 250 hectares in production in France, and almost exclusively in the Languedoc-Roussillon.”
The grapes are hand-harvested and carbonically macerated in stainless steel for 8 days. The wine is pressed and completes fermentation in stainless steel, before being transferred to neutral oak for 7 months. The wine is racked back into neutral oak for one month before bottling unfined, unfiltered with a touch of SO2.
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$29.00Add to cart
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Korenika & Moskon “Refosk” Red
Korenika & Moskon “Refosk” RedSlovenian Korenika & Moškon is a family-owned winery located in Korte, a village in the heart of the Slovenian Istria region. The estate is nestled two miles from the Adriatic Sea, with 25 hectares of vineyards and 2.5 hectares of olive trees, all certified organic and Demeter biodynamic. Vineyards are hand harvested at full ripeness. They continue to practice traditional wine production methods with great passion and commitment. Skin contact maceration and barrel aging are tradition and continue to be important for this family winery.
100% Refosk. Dark, deep red wine with purple hues. Aromas of blackberry and blueberry. Impressions of pepper, thyme and brushwood. A balanced finish that packs a punch. Excellent with game, stews and (dry-aged) flavourful red meat.
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$22.00Add to cart
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Quattro Volte Bifaro Rosso
Quattro Volte Bifaro RossoLe Quattro Volte is a small winery run by Daniela De Marco, Giampiero Ventura (ex Masseria Perugini) and Dario Brunori located in a beautiful and uncontaminated nature; Calabria. For a long time, this Southern region ranked at the bottom of the winemaking in Italy, but in the last decade, it has established itself in the national wine scene for an unprecedented qualitative rebirth. Located in the village of San Marco Argentano (roughly 30 km from the Tyrrhenian seaside) The vineyards are planted in a range of 200-400 meters above sea level and they are located between 2 natural reserves. The focus is on indigenous sorts Mantonico and Magliocco. The vineyards are farmed organically and a low intervention approach is taken in the cellar. Chemicals or additives are not used in the farming or winemaking. The wines are bottled unfiltered, unfined with less then 40ppm total sulfites.
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$26.00Add to cart
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Chateau de Melin Gevrey – Chambertin 2020
Chateau de Melin Gevrey – Chambertin 2020In the heart of the vineyards, 12 km southwest of Beaune, the tall slate roof towers of the Château overlook the hamlet bearing the same name: Melin. Built in 1551 by the Rozereau family, it was aquired in 1999 by its present owners, Hélène and Arnaud Derats, who restored the chateau and also acquired the family winery, which includes 22 hectares of vineyards located in Côtes de Beaune and Côtes de Nuit regions.
In 2000, Arnaud Derats educated as an Engineer and following a 10-year career in the construction industry, was captured by tradition: with his wife Hélène, they bought the Château de Melin, located on the town of Auxey-Duresses, and decided to settle the family estate vineyards. The Château de Melin currently operates 25 hectares of vineyards and produces 22 appellations: 20 in the Côtes-de-Beaune and 2 in the Côtes-de-Nuits areas. The vinification process , the aging and bottling of the wines is accomplished in our cellars at the Château.
The vineyards have been organic farmed since 2009. No pesticides, herbicides, nor chemicals. Alternatively, organic farming entails soil cultivation thru plowing, grass cutting and exclusive use of natural sulfur and copper as treatment against diseases on the vines. The ultimate goal is to obtain good quality grapes, evoking the best the Burgundy soil has to offer. Ecocert certified Organic since 2012.
100% Pinot Noir. Very colorful, with an intense aromatic expression evoking blackcurrant berries and other small red or black fruits, animal notes of musk and fur. It is powerful, associating with their tannins an always abundant softness and a good level acidity. Overall, it is a structured wine that will accompany game, braised lamb or red meat in a spicy stew.
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$89.00Add to cart
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