{"title":"Tony Coturri","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore natural wine had a name, Tony Coturri was already making it. On Sonoma Mountain above the tiny hamlet of Glen Ellen, Coturri Winery has operated since 1979 without pesticides, without sulfites, and without compromise. Tony is one of the most important figures in American wine history, a man who endured decades of critical dismissal to be vindicated by a movement that finally caught up with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Coturri story begins with Enrico, Tony's grandfather, who immigrated from Farneta, Italy in 1901 and worked as a barrel cooper. His son Harry \"Red\" Coturri learned to make wine from Enrico during Prohibition, passing those traditions down to Tony and his brother Phil. When Red and his sons established Coturri Winery in 1979, they were not following a trend. They were continuing a lineage that had never deviated from the principle that wine begins and ends in the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/tony-coturri\"\u003eTony Coturri producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pet-nat-apple-cider-tony-coturri-california","title":"Tony Coturri Pet Nat Apple Cider 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is 100% Gravenstein apple cider made by Tony Coturri from organically grown fruit sourced west of Sebastopol, Sonoma County. The Gravenstein is one of the earliest-ripening apple varieties in Sonoma, harvested in mid-to-late August from trees Coturri has noted are around 60 years old. Coturri has been making still cider since 2008, and began producing by the méthode ancestrale in 2016, bottling the fermenting juice before it finishes to capture natural carbonation in the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cider is fermented and aged in neutral 60-gallon French oak barrels using only the apples' native yeast. It is bottled under crimp top in clear champagne bottles, then left to finish fermentation in bottle. No sulfites are added (total sulfites under 10 mg\/L), and the cider is unfined and unfiltered. Residual sugar at bottling is under 1 g\/L, making this a fully dry cider.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result sits somewhere between a pét-nat, a natural cider, and a Basque-style cidre — dry and lightly effervescent with bright acidity, fresh Gravenstein apple character, a faint funkiness from native yeast fermentation, and just enough effervescence to keep it lively without excess pressure. At 7.2% ABV, it is light and easy to drink cold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tony Coturri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12867946938423,"sku":"TOCOCIDE17C","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/pet-nat-apple-cider-tony-coturri-california-deslop.png?v=1784265392"},{"product_id":"albarello-red-blend-tony-coturri-natural-wine","title":"Tony Coturri Albarello Red Blend 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Albarello is Tony Coturri's field-blend-style red built on Carignan, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah sourced from certified organic vineyards in Mendocino County. Grapes are hand-harvested, fermented spontaneously with native yeasts, aged in neutral oak barrels, and bottled with no fining, no filtration, and zero sulfur additions. Nothing else goes in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony Coturri has been making wine this way since 1964, long before natural wine had a name or a market. Coturri Winery sits on Sonoma Mountain above the hamlet of Glen Ellen, in the Valley of the Moon, where the estate vineyard is planted on red clay and volcanic soils at roughly 750 feet elevation and is dry-farmed in the traditional head-pruned, Italian goblet style. The Albarello sources fruit from Mendocino County organic growers who follow the same no-spray commitment the Coturris have held since the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarignane brings structure and dark fruit backbone; Zinfandel adds ripe berry weight and warmth; Petite Sirah contributes grip and deep color. The result is a wine that is concentrated and fruit-forward in the classic California mode, yet unmanipulated and alive, with the slight volatile edge and earthy depth that define Coturri's house style. It is the kind of red that rewards an hour in a decanter and a table full of food.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tony Coturri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37978070450375,"sku":"COTUALBA19C","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/tony-coturri-albarello-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186546"},{"product_id":"saturnalia-tony-coturri-natural-wine","title":"Tony Coturri Saturnalia 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaturnalia is a red blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grown on organically farmed vineyards in Sonoma, California. The grapes are hand harvested, fermented with native yeasts, and bottled with no fining, no filtration, and zero sulfur additions at any point in the process. This is Tony Coturri's approach in its purest form: nothing added, nothing taken away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoturri sources fruit exclusively from vineyards free of pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides. The winery sits on Sonoma Mountain above Glen Ellen in the Valley of the Moon, where volcanic-based, well-draining soils and a thermal belt climate moderate temperatures during the growing season, producing grapes with both ripeness and natural acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoturri wines age in oak barrels and are bottled when Tony deems them ready. With no preservatives and no stabilization, the wine evolves in bottle and rewards those who store it properly. Expect the deep, fruit-driven character typical of Sonoma Mountain reds, grounded by earthy structure and a dry, honest finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tony Coturri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38346631381191,"sku":"COTUSATU18C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/tony-coturri-saturnalia-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630819608"},{"product_id":"grenache-tony-coturri-natural-wine","title":"Tony Coturri Grenache 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eTony Coturri's Grenache is 100% Grenache sourced from Sonoma, California, made without additions of any kind. Fermented spontaneously with native yeasts, it is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfur — a practice Coturri has maintained since he began making wine in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoturri works exclusively with grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides. The estate vineyard sits on Sonoma Mountain above Glen Ellen in the Sonoma Mountain AVA, where volcanic soils and red clay drain freely and stress the vines naturally. The thermal belt phenomenon on these slopes moderates temperature extremes, producing higher nighttime lows and lower daytime highs than the valley floor below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a wine that leans into Grenache's natural tendencies: red fruit, dried herb, and a savory, earthy undercurrent. Without fining or filtration, the wine retains full texture and the kind of slight turbidity that signals nothing has been stripped away. This is California Grenache at its most elemental — no oak signatures, no corrective additions, no stylistic intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tony Coturri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38346838540487,"sku":"COTUGREN18C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/tony-coturri-grenache-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1626240434"},{"product_id":"california-red-tony-coturri-natural-wine","title":"Tony Coturri California Red 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eTony Coturri's California Red is a field-blend-style red sourced from organically farmed vineyards in Sonoma County. Coturri works exclusively with grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides, a standard he has held since he began making wine in the early 1960s. The winery's estate vines sit on Sonoma Mountain above the town of Glen Ellen, in the appellation known as the Valley of the Moon, where volcanic-based, well-draining soils and a thermal belt climate produce grapes with firm structure and natural acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is made with full spontaneous fermentation using only native yeasts. Grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and fermented in neutral oak. The wine is then aged in reconditioned neutral French oak barrels before bottling unfined, unfiltered, and with zero sulfur additions. Nothing is added or removed at any stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blend draws on Sonoma heritage varieties — including Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, and Merlot — all from organically farmed sites. Expect dark fruit, earthy undertones, and the slight oxidative character that comes from extended neutral oak aging without protective sulfur. The wine is alive, unprocessed, and will likely show sediment in the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tony Coturri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39745980137671,"sku":"COTUCRED19C","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/coturri-california-red-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630820035"},{"product_id":"albarello-california-red-blend-tony-coturri-natural-wine","title":"Tony Coturri Albarello Red Blend 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eTony Coturri Albarello is a red natural wine made from a blend of Carignane, Zinfandel, and Petit-Syrah from Sonoma, California. This wine made by California natural wine OG producer Tony Coturri is fermented spontaneously, and bottled with no fining, filtration, or any addition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tony Coturri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42188483494104,"sku":"COTUALBA20C","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/tony-coturri-albarello-red-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780185211"},{"product_id":"estate-zinfandel-tony-coturri-natural-wine","title":"Tony Coturri Estate Zinfandel 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eTony Coturri Estate Zinfandel is a red natural wine made from 100% Zinfandel grapes farmed organically in Sonoma, California. 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