The selected red natural wines have all the qualities needed to be kept for many years if you have an underground cellar, or an insulated cupboard in a storage room or garage. Wine does not like large temperature variations. If you live in a flat, choose the coolest spot in your home, a wardrobe in a bedroom or the utility room. Keep it in its polystyrene box: it offers extra protection, even if it is not ideal.
Our wines, white and red alike, are also best enjoyed with something to eat: charcuterie or cheese, hummus or tapenade for those who eat no meat or fish. Open the bottle a little while before tasting, decant it and serve in large, wide-rimmed glasses, in silence, almost reverential, listening to the insects stirring the air above the vines.
Like any recreational product, they are meant for moments of sharing, with a partner, friends or family. Everything matters: the place, the weather, the light and the music. But this is not a question of luxury or prestige, it is above all a matter of sincerity. When the sky is grey and damp, the car has broken down and the bar where you have taken refuge smells of wet dog, if the wine is good, the moment is still worth savouring. The worst of settings never disappoints.
As the ambassador who has spent months preparing the Vi Natural wine list, I wish you pleasant and unforgettable moments. To excess, yes — but in moderation.
