Pet nats are a fairly recent trend among winemakers. With the demand for sparkling wines only getting higher many producers have expanded their production to include a few pet nats. But what is a pet... Read More

Pet nats are a fairly recent trend among winemakers. With the demand for sparkling wines only getting higher many producers have expanded their production to include a few pet nats. But what is a pet nat? It’s simply a wine made in the méthode ancestrale style where winemakers bottle wine that still has some sugar and yeast and lets it finish fermentation in the bottle. This results in wines that are sparkling and fresh with some autolytic qualities. Winemakers favor this method because it’s relatively easy to pull off compared with other methods of sparkling wine making.