29 low-intervention wines

Minimal-intervention wines (also known as low-intervention or lo-fi wines) have gained a rapid following in recent years. These wines aim to capture and express the place and season they were grown and made in, and allow the fruit – rather than the winemaking – to shine. This ‘hands-off’ approach produces wines that may be unfiltered and unfined, with no sulphur additions or just a smidge at bottling to aid in keeping the wine fresh.
 
If you haven't dabbled in lo-fi wine before, it doesn't have to be scary. While some of the funkier examples produced under the ‘natty (natural) wine’ movement gave this category a bit of a bad rap among wine enthusiasts, there are many wines made in this way that are as polished and refined as traditional styles. Other examples that are more rustic and freewheeling, such as pétillant naturel (pét-nat), offer a delicious, fun and exciting look into wine’s various guises.

Below are 29 minimal-intervention wines to try. They are ordered by colour, starting with whites, moving through to orange, amber and rosé, and red. Each wine comes 'recommended', 'highly recommended' or has been scored 'outstanding' by the Tasting Team. You'll find names like Gentle Folk, tripe.Iscariot, Dr Edge, Patrick Sullivan Wines, and Worlds Apart in the list. And expressions of pinot gris, riesling and chardonnay, along with pinot noir, grenache, cabernet franc, shiraz/syrah, and lesser-known grapes like lagrein and nero d'Avola.

Image credit: Gentle Folk.