NOTHING TO HIDE: Conventional vs. Natural Wine

Everyone has an opinion about natural wine. Funky. Pure. Flawed. Alive. But how much of what we taste is actually in the glass — and how much is what we assume?

Nothing to Hide is a blind tasting class built around one simple premise: strip away the story and see what's left. We'll taste through paired flights of the same grape variety — one farmed and made conventionally, one naturally — and work through what we're actually picking up, and why.

No preaching. No agenda. Just wine, your palate, and some surprising results.

What to expect:

Six wines across three blind pairs. Each flight reveals one grape variety — think Chardonnay, Gamay, Grenache — sourced from producers on opposite ends of the farming spectrum. You'll taste blind, record your impressions, make your call, and then we'll open it up: what gave it away? What didn't? What does "natural" actually taste like when you're not allowed to cheat?

By the end, you'll have a sharper palate, a more nuanced bullshit detector, and a much clearer sense of what you actually like — and why.

This class is for you if:
— You've heard a lot of takes on natural wine and want to form your own
— You've been drinking natural wine for years and want to stress-test your palate
— You work in hospitality and want sharper blind tasting skills
— You just want to drink good wine and learn something real