Artisan wine fair comes to London

Published: 14 February, 2012

Producers specializing in fine, organic and biodynamic wine are coming together this May to host artisan wine fair RAW.

The two-day celebration of some of the best natural wine talent in the world will take place at the Old Truman Brewery in London on May 20 and 21. Featuring around 150 growers, all the wines are "kind to the planet and very possibly better for your health," according to organisors.

Classic regions such as Burgundy, Bordeaux and Piedmont will be represented alongside newcomers like Georgia and Serbia.

Organised by Isabelle Legeron MW - co-founder of last year's Natural Wine Fair at Borough Market, and the first MW to focus on natural wine - RAW aims to build on the success of last year's show by acting as an independent wine event open to all producers, importers and official bodies.

Legeron said: "My aim is to promote transparency in the wine world in order to support the art of authentic wine production. I want to help people think about what they drink."

RAW has created a charter of quality that all exhibitors must adhere to. It includes requests that all grapes must be farmed organically or biodynamically, only indigenous yeasts used and clear labeling with the levels of sulphur.

The fair will include talks from a number of experts including biodynamic ambassador Nicolas Joly of La Coulée de Serrant, and José Vouillamoz, Jancis Robinson MW's co-author of her forthcoming book The Grape. There will also be food stands and a pop-up shop, allowing visitors to purchase the wines they sample - either to take home on the day or be delivered after the show.

Visit rawfair.com for more information.

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