Au naturel

Natalie MacLean shares her favourite organic wineries

Updated November 2, 2012

Web-exclusive pick:

2001 Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon (California, $21) A full-bodied wine with rich, round blackcurrants and cherries. Organically farmed and certified. Drink with hearty meat dishes, stews or hamburgers.

And look for these organic wineries:

• Ontario: Flat Rock Cellars, Frogpond Farm, Malivoire

• British Columbia: Hainle, Summerhill Estate

• California: Benziger Family, Bonny Doon, Bonterra, Fetzer, Kenwood, Ravenswood

• France: Anselme Selosse, ChÃ¢teau de Beaucastel, Didier Dagueneau, Domaine Huet, Krug, M. Chapoutier, Nicolas Joly

Natalie MacLean was named World's Best Drink Journalist at the most recent World Food Media Awards for her free wine newsletter, available at www.nataliemaclean.com. Look for her column in every issue of Chatelaine.

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