The Edit - Robin's picks for this month - a three bottle box set. December 2025.

The Edit is our monthly selection of what's exciting and drinking well, chosen by Robin, founder of Iron & Rose and still a wine obsessive. The three bottles selected change each month to reflect the season, the food we're enjoying, and often to introduce new arrivals. Three wines to introduce you to our world of natural wine, to encourage you to delve deeper, or for a treat to yourself or as a gift.

Subscribe for regular deliveries and save even further. Although the price of The Edit varies according to the wines chosen each month, (this month it is £82.20) it is always be between £60 and £90 and by subscribing you'll save an additional £3.50 off each box set - enough to buy yourself a V60 pour-over coffee from PetitGlou to enjoy while you scan the shelves in Iron & Rose or relax after some intensive market shopping.

This box set contains three bottles, one of each of the following wines, made by inspirational producers, the kind of wines which inspired Robin to start Iron & Rose back in 201. 

You could save these three for Christmas Day, each of them incredible expressions of place and time, and of the people who made them. 

Andreas Bender, Riesling Sekt Klassische 2022, Mosel, Germany (sparkling)Andreas Bender's wines are a constant at Iron & Rose. "Dajoar" has been a go to Riesling for so many Riesling fans for a number of years - and made many Riesling converts. 

Andreas was only 13 years old when he made his first wine, learning about viticulture, soil and terroir from his father who was a vine propagator. From then on he knew he was destined to be a wine maker. He studied and then hit the road, working at wineries in Germany, France Italy and the US before he settled back home in 2008 to start his own project on his family vineyards. 

Andreas' philosophy is unusual in that he doesn't commercialise his top single vineyards separately. This doesn't mean he's not a traditionalist though and actually vinifies grapes from each individual vineyard site separately every year, resulting in a multitude of different cuvées which are later blended to make the best of each vintage into a number of different wines. He believes careful cellar work, simple techniques and natural fermentation are key.

Andreas' own vineyards are farmed organically and he also works with trusted growers who farm to his specifications.

This Sekt is a classic, traditional method sparkling wine. Dry but with lovely fruit and length, a perfect aperitif but also great at home drunk with food.

Producer - Andreas Bender
Country - Germany
Region - Mosel
Variety / Blend - Riesling
Wine Style - Sparkling Wine   
Farming - Organic
Vegan

Alberto Nanclares, A Graña 2023, Rias Baixas, Spain (white) Alberto Nanclares originally came to Galicia because he was a keen sailor but ended up with a vineyard. After a few years of conventional farming, he decided to abandon chemical treatments altogether and became fully organic, although he also dabbles in biodynamics. His vineyards, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, benefit from daily sea breezes while the granitic soils, so common in the region, bring incredible minerality and freshness to his wines. In the winery his approach is as natural as possible, and apart from the use of small amounts of sulfur, he is basically hands-off, allowing each vintage to express itself.

Alberto's main production is the region's hero grape, Albariño and the A Graña is a rare age worthy expression . The grapes are harvested by hand and slowly pressed before fermentation with wild yeasts. It then undergoes extended aging with the lees between an 800L chestnut barrel and stainless steel. It's unfined and bottled with just a little SO2. 

Expect great acidity, lemons, salinity and stony minerality. Bright and Pure.

Producer - Alberto Nanclares
Country - Spain
Region - Galicia
Sub-Region - Rías Baixas
Variety / Blend - Albariño
Wine Style - White Wine
Farming - Organic
Vegan

Eraldo Viberti, "Vigna Vaglio" Dolcetto d'Alba DOC 2022, Piedmont, Italy (red) This is a small family farm of about six hectares divided into three different kind of production: two hectares dedicated to Dolcetto, two to Barbera and two to nebbiolo grapes for Barolo wine. All the vineyards are located in La Morra, in the little village of Santa Maria where the cellar, called Prima, is situated. Up until 1987 Eraldo gave all the grapes to the local cooperative wine growers’ association.

Since 1987 vintage, he has started to produce his own wine. The starting point of this great adventure is based on Eraldo’s parents’ values: respect for the land and the work linked to tradition. 

Dolcetto, which translates roughly as "little sweet one", is often regarded as a lesser grape in Piedmont, behind Nebbiolo and Barbera but when it's good, it is fleshy, fruity, and fun. 

Producer - Eraldo Viberti
Country - Italy
Region - Piedmont
Appelation - La Morra
Variety / Blend - Dolcetto
Wine Style - Red Wine
Farming - Organic  
Vegan    

The wines in this box set are available in limited quantities so we may need to offer alternatives but these will be of similar price and equal value!