Hey guys!
This week we’re highlighting three stories that capture the breadth of the wine world; a dinner in Brooklyn, a global fair that continues to shape the movement, and a family winery in Southern Styria. Each offers a glimpse into how food, wine, and community intersect across places and generations. Hope you enjoy! 🤙
A Night with Win Son x SuperFly Mob x Clovis Ochin ⭐
Dinner with some new and old friends that fired on all cylinders
This past Sunday, I went to a dinner at Win Son in Brooklyn, with food by SuperFly Mob and wines poured by Clovis Ochin, one of natural wine’s true icons and a winemaker himself. The night started hot and ended even hotter, a reminder of everything that makes this world so exciting and alive.
Pictured: Win Son x Clovis x SuperFly Mob
The setting was the first highlight. For how often I’ve stopped into Win Son Bakery in the East Village, I’d somehow never made it to their main restaurant across the street in Brooklyn. The space is beautiful, simple and rectangular, lined with hanging plants, rows of bottles, and cozy seating that greets you the second you walk in. The bar anchors the back of the room, and by the time dinner started, the place was packed wall-to-wall with 90’s hip-hop blasting through the restaurant speakers.
Pictured: Trigg Brown (Win Son Owner) and Clovis
Dinner came courtesy of SuperFly Mob, the Paris-based pop-up run by Oleg and Carolina, who are currently touring the world cooking their version of comfort food. The menu rolled out over a few courses, with the highlights being a rich squash ravioli, a smoky charred beef tongue, and a perfectly salted Basque cheesecake that ended the meal on a high note. Everything struck that balance between elegant and simple, food with heart and flavor. (Fun fact: before food, Oleg actually played professional basketball in Ukraine.)
Pictured: Ravioli, Beef Tongue, Basque Cheesecake
Then came the wines, curated by Ochin Clovis, whom many will recognize from F*ck, That’s Delicious and from his own label in Catalonia. Clovis is one of those figures who bridges worlds; a true ambassador for natural wine who’s helped make the category feel approachable far beyond the wine industry. His lineup for the night was unreal: Nicolas Jacob Ploussard, Aurélien Lefort Auxerrois, and a few vintages from Julie Balagny, among others. Every bottle was a thoughtful selection that reflected not just taste, but respect for the winemakers behind them.
Pictured: Bottle Line Up
Nights like this are the best reminder of what food and wine are really about; not just sustenance, but connection. The room was alive with conversation, laughter, and clinking glasses. Bottles passed from table to table. And when the food and wine are this good, it’s the cherry on top. Huge thanks to everyone who made the night what it was.
RAW WINE: One of the OG Natural Wine Fairs 🍷
From Brooklyn to Berlin, RAW WINE continues to connect the dots in the wine world
Pictured: RAW WINE NYC Poster
It’s been a big week for natural wine lovers: RAW WINE New York just wrapped up, and the festival heads next to Montréal this coming weekend. Founded in 2012 by Isabelle Legeron, the first woman in France to earn the title of Master of Wine, RAW WINE began as a bold experiment in what wine events could be: built around connection rather than convention. At the time, natural wine was still underground, rarely seen on restaurant lists or in public conversation. Over a decade later, RAW WINE has become a global touchpoint, uniting growers and drinkers who believe in farming cleanly, working thoughtfully, and making wine that feels alive.
Pictured: RAW WINE NYC 2025 in Industry City
The idea behind RAW has always been simple: celebrate producers who farm organically or biodynamically, harvest by hand, and use little to no intervention in the cellar. Every fair, whether in Berlin, London, Tokyo, or New York, lives with that same spirit, an atmosphere that feels more like a community gathering than a trade show. Legeron’s goal from the start was to create a space that actually reflected the wines and the people behind them and she’s stayed fiercely committed to transparency.
Pictured: Isabelle Legeron. Image by Food Republic
What’s remarkable is how much the movement has grown around it. In the years since RAW began, countless other fairs have drawn inspiration from its ethos. Yet RAW remains an anchor: one of the original platforms where small growers, importers, and curious drinkers gather to trade ideas, taste freely, and imagine a better future for wine. As it arrives in Montréal this weekend, it’s another reminder that natural wine isn’t just about what’s in the glass, it’s about how we connect.
Producer Highlight ⭐
One of our favorite parts of wine is the discovery: we’re constantly being put on to new regions, producers, and cuvées from our friends. We’ll never be able to try EVERY wine, but we want to take a moment to mention some producers that excite us!
Wachstum König🍷
Location: Southern Styria, Austria📍
Pictured: Styria, Austria. Image by VectorStock
Located in the rolling hills of Southern Styria, Wachstum König stands as a testament to family, resilience, and a deep respect for the land. Today, the farm and winery are led by Herbert König, continuing a legacy that spans generations. The story of the estate is one of both dedication and loss: after Herbert and his brother Karl-Heinz’s father, Herbert Sr., tragically died in a vineyard accident in the 1990s, their mother Anni carried on the work, preserving the family’s land and traditions. Years later, the brothers returned home to rebuild what their grandfather Friedrich “Fritz” König began nearly a century ago, a mixed agricultural project devoted to balance between vines, fruit, and nature.
Pictured: Herbert Konig. Image by Wein fur Wein
Today, the Königs farm five hectares of vineyards and orchards on the mineral-rich soils of schist and limestone. Their approach is fully biodynamic: herbal and animal preparations follow lunar cycles, copper and sulfur are used sparingly, and the soils remain untouched to preserve their natural life. In the cellar, Herbert works patiently and without intervention, spontaneous fermentations, long lees aging, and no additives or sulfur. The resulting wines are tactile and expressive, defined as much by texture and tension as by flavor, including Sauvignon Blanc, Weissburgunder, Morillon, and Welschriesling.
Pictured: Wachstum Konig Wines, Image by canta.club
Alongside the wines, the family produces extraordinary zero-alcohol, unfiltered fruit juices from heritage pear, quince, and cherry trees, some more than a hundred years old. Pressed without additives, they share the same purity, complexity, and mineral energy as the wines. Each bottle, whether fermented or not, is an expression of place and perseverance, a living continuation of a family’s care for the land and its quiet, enduring growth.
Pictured: Herbert König, Jürgen Trummer, Elias Muster, and myself
Herbert has become a good friend over the past two years. I first met him in the Spring of 2024 while visiting Austria for a wine tour. A group of us attended a fair focused entirely on fruit wines and non-alcoholic options, where I first tasted his fruit juices, not realizing he was even a winemaker, and was absolutely blown away. When I returned the following Spring, I was lucky enough to visit his vineyards in South Styria. The hills are no joke, steep, wild, and challenging to farm. Outside of all of this, Herbert is a great person, who is not only knowledgeable, but incredibly kind as well. His wines are not brought into the US yet, but hopefully that changes soon.
Wine Club Updates 🍷 📦
November’s shipment is going out soon! We’re thrilled for this month’s lineup, should be perfect for your Friendsgivings and Thanksgivings! If you have any questions, reach out to [email protected] and they’ll help you out.
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Radikon Event at With Others 🇮🇹
Quick reminder! We’re hosting a Radikon tasting class on November 23rd at With Others in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We’ll be taking a deep dive into this legendary producer, tickets are available below if you’re interested!
That’s it for today! Hope to see some of you at our monthly Win Son Bakery pop-up this Thursday, November 13th in the East Village. We’ll be pouring a great line up of Austrian wines, should be a great time.
Thank so much for reading, and as always, drink responsibly! 🥂