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    The Naturalist

    4.2 (185 reviews)
    Closed 1:00 pm - 5:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    May Z.

    Cool spot for natural wine. The person working was very knowledgeable and thoughtful.

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    JoAnna W.

    Aaron is such a great wine host and these wines are so delicious! Awesome way to spend a Sunday :-)

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    Spring G.

    A very delicious red ! I would def be bag . Reasonably priced ! Friendly staff . Pet friendly .

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    Aprille C.

    I haven't been many wine tastings. And I'm sorry for this review. The place and server were nice. But I hated all the wines. I know I'm in the minority. But for me dry equals bitter. And all 5 wines were dry.

    Timmy S.

    Wine Tasting! This small place has a long bar and several tables. It has an inviting, comfortable feel to it. They had five wines to sample for $15. Compared to other wine tasting experiences I'd honestly have to say the pours here are on the small side. One person was working and serving about 10 people when we arrived. Before our first pour we requested some of the complimentary crackers as palate cleansers. They never came. So we ended up grabbing some "gourmet" crackers from the display shelf which were added to our bill. The server was pleasant and had the informational patter down as she poured each wine. I liked 4 of the 5 wines we tasted but not enough to purchase a bottle. Everything we tried was bottled 1-2 years ago and will most likely be better with a little more aging. One interesting thing about their wines - no sulfites are used. This is a relaxing place to come and enjoy some wine and conversation. 3.5 stars.

    Tammy L.

    This is a cute tasting room in the middle of town, right next door to a popular ice cream place. We had planned on visiting since the other couple we were with bought a Groupon and hubby and I were going to take advantage of their 2 for 1 tasting. It wasn't as busy as we expected it to be but some of the ladies were preoccupied with the customers they already had so it took a few extra minutes for them to come help us out at the high top we snagged towards the rear of the room. Everyone was friendly, though one lady seemed sort of skeptical/suspicious of us and was quick to come and take away a bottle that she brought to show us. It had "NOT FOR SALE" all over it in silver marker but I guess she thought it still wasn't safe with us. Their wines weren't mind blowing in taste but I REALLY did appreciate the sulfite-free or no sulfite added aspect of them. A couple of us agreed we didn't get the usual fogginess in my heads after the tasting. If I drank more red wine, I would have loaded this stuff up by the case. We didn't end up buying anything but really did enjoy the hour we spent here. It didn't cost much and the wines didn't make us fuzzy!

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    Great organic wine ! And service was awesome! Would definitely pass by again if I'm in the area and get a bottle to go

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    Great Atmosphere, one of the purest, cleanest, best tasting wines you'll find. Well worth the trip from anywhere you may come!

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