Days & Daze Wild One Pet-Nat 2022
- 89
- $23
- Drink by: 2023-2024
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“Fermented with funky native yeasts”. Now that is either going to thrill you or send you running screaming for the hills, depending on your view of natural wines, and in particular, Pet-Nat. In presenting this series, the winemakers are looking to organics, preservative free, vegan and sustainable farming wherever possible. This sparkler is called Pet-Nat, short for ‘pétillant naturel’, and is made from Pinot Gris. This is what gives it that orange pink colour. Soft and fizzy, this is redolent of raspberries, strawberries and spices. Very much an upfront style, it does offer bright acidity. A drink now style.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
