Black Betty 2022

Black Betty 2022 is a natural wine crafted by 2Naturkinder, in the Franken region in Germany. This red wine is made with Domina and Regent grapes (and a splash of carbonic Pinot Noir). Domina and Regent are not so commonly found, but here in Black Betty (named after their first sheep) they offer a fruit forward approach with low alcohol at 11.5%, which we hear has a little tang to it too.

2Naturkinder say "Black Betty is our light red. Named after the first sheep born in our vineyards the blend changed over time as Betty grew up and older. Domina – a crossing of Blauer Portugieser and Spätburgunder – and Regent – a hybrid crossing of Diana (Müller-Thurgau x Silvaner) and Chambourcin – define this blend. We press the Regent bunches directly and pour it over the Domina bunches picked shortly after for just a touch of color and tannin extraction before pressing a few days later. The wines age in big old oak barrels before they get racked the following summer and blended with a small but noticeable batch of carbonic Spätburgunder making an incredibly juicy, glou-glou-style wine.

2Naturkinder was founded in 2013, and are seen as one of the first natural winemakers that created a stir in the German natural wine scene, but the winery itself has been going since 1843! With no added sulphur and 7 hectares of land they care for with a lot of attention the wines of 2Naturkinder are vibrant, energetic and interesting.