2025 Swick Wines City Pop Pét-Nat, USA

The Moment

Some sparkling wines are built around polish.
Others are built around energy.

The 2025 City Pop Pét-Nat is very much the second kind — a bottle-fermented sparkling orange wine that feels like it was made for spring evenings, spicy food, and records playing a little louder than usual. Swick describes it as coming from three vineyards and three aromatic varieties — Lachini in the Chehalem Mountains, Konnowac in the Rattlesnake Hills, and Atavus in the Columbia Gorge, where the Gewürztraminer vines are pushing 60 years old. That kind of old-vine material tends to show, and here it shows in all the right ways.

All three varieties were vinified separately, given two weeks of skin maceration, then fermented with native yeast, with fermentation finishing in bottle before the wine was hand disgorged ahead of release. The result is exactly what you want from a pét-nat that leans aromatic and skin-contact-adjacent: honeysuckle, lychee, tangerine, apricot, and orange cream soda, with persistent bubbles and a little wildness still intact.

What It Feels Like

Think takeout on the table, windows open, a little heat in the food, and a bottle that somehow makes the whole night feel brighter.

What makes this wine work is the contrast between perfume and refreshment. You get all that tropical, floral, slightly orange-toned aromatic lift, but the bubbles and skin-contact structure keep it from drifting into softness. Swick’s own pairing guidance leans toward Thai, Chinese, or Korean cuisine with medium spice, and that feels exactly right. This is not a quiet sparkling wine. It is built to wake things up.

In the Glass

Aromatics
Honeysuckle, lychee, and tangerine, with a floral, leafy tropical edge.

Palate
Apricot, orange citrus, and that playful orange-cream-soda note Swick calls out so well.

Texture
Persistent bubbles with light skin-contact grip and a fresh, palate-cleansing feel. This textural summary is based on the winery’s production notes and tasting description.

Finish
Bright, aromatic, and lightly creamy on the close, with citrus and tropical notes lingering after the bubbles settle. This finish summary is an interpretation of the winery’s published notes.

Why We Love This Bottle

A Pét-Nat With Real Personality
This is not just bubbly for bubbly’s sake. The skin maceration, aromatic fruit, and bottle fermentation give it shape, character, and a little swagger.

Built For Heat And Spice
Swick explicitly positions this wine for spicy food, and the combination of perfume, bubbles, and palate-cleansing freshness makes that easy to believe.

A Spring And Summer Ringer
The winery calls it a love letter to spring, street snacks, and late-night records on repeat, which honestly tells you everything about the intended mood.

Pair It With

• Thai noodles or curry
• Korean BBQ
• Chinese takeout with heat
• Fried chicken
• Salty snacks on a warm evening

These pairings are based directly on the winery’s recommendation for spicy Thai, Chinese, and Korean cuisine, along with the wine’s aromatic, sparkling, palate-cleansing profile.

Technical Notes

Producer: Swick Wines
Cuvée: City Pop Pét-Nat
Vintage: 2025
Style: Bottle-fermented sparkling wine / orange pét-nat
Blend: 50% Muscat, 25% Gewürztraminer, 25% Viognier
Alcohol: 13%
Production: 75 cases

Vineyards:
Lachini Vineyard (Chehalem Mountains, Oregon, Willamette Valley) — practicing organic
Atavus Vineyard (White Salmon, Washington, Columbia Gorge) — biodynamic
Konnowac Vineyard (Zillah, Washington, Rattlesnake Hills) — certified organic
Average elevation across all three vineyards: 1,000 feet.

Winemaking:
All varietals vinified separately with 2 weeks of skin maceration before pressing, native yeast fermentation finished in bottle, hand disgorged before release, with minimal sulfur at bottling.

Body: Light-Medium
Structure: Persistent bubbles · aromatic lift · light skin-contact texture · palate-cleansing finish
This structural summary is based on the winery’s technical sheet and product page.

Flavor Profile
Honeysuckle · Lychee · Tangerine · Apricot · Orange Cream Soda

Drink Window
Now–2027