This is not a great time - in fact it’s the worst time - to fuck with women. Most are saying that Time’s Up altogether. It’s hard to do anything but condemn and rebel against a deranged tyrant leading the country and seemingly daily reports of male sexual abuse surfacing - especially by those in a position of power or celebrity. So how does a girl cope in this current hellscape of garbage people while also just tryna have a good time and party? Dance around while listening to The Julie Ruin and drinking a delicious, natural sparkling red wine. That’s how.

I was in the mood for something different, weird, wild and fun, so I chose Meinklang Foam Red, made on a family farm in Austria. The Meinklang team seem like a pretty rad group of renegades I’d like to hang out with. Their multipurpose farm is home to their vineyards that share reign with wildflowers and free-roaming wildlife, as well as their whole family who live on the farm. In lieu of going off to become lawyers or bankers, the sons stayed on the family farm to make their home and livelihoods their own way.

Their rows of vines are a beautiful mess with sunflowers and cow shit spread throughout. All their wines are made naturally and are certified by Demeter, an association that identifies biodynamic growers and farmers. Meinklang keeps it very real, without any manipulation or interference in the winemaking process. For whatever reason, there’s still somewhat of a stigma surrounding natural wine in certain circles, but the folks at Meinklang let their land, their grapes and their hearts tell them what to do - not other people.