Orange Wines are made by leaving white or blush grapes in contact with the juice after they are crushed. Some only stay that way for a few days, others sit on the skins for several months. The result is a different animal altogether with the astringent aspects of the skins playing off the fruit of the juice. Chill one down and find a nice spot in the shade.
2021 Bonny Doon, Le Cigare Orange $15
80% Grenache Blanc, 10% Grenache, 10% Orange Muscat
Doon’s long skin contact “Orange Wine: Aromas of fresh peaches, citrus, bergamot. It has a textured and vibrant palate with peach, apricot and citrus peel.
10.5% alcohol by volume
2020 Esencia Rural, Pampaneo $18
Airen
A Spanish Orange Wine fermented 3 months on the skins bringing out the apple peel like tannins. A yeasty & cloudy glass of fun(k). Biodynamic
12.5% alcohol by volume
2018 L’Archetipo Litrotto Bianco $19 1 liter
Marchione, Verdeca Fiano, Falanghina
Scents of citrus, yellow fruits and aromatic herbs are wrapped in a marine and Mediterranean breath. The taste is fresh and delicate. Organic/Biodynamic
12.5% alcohol by volume
2018 Klet Brda Krasno $20
40% Ribillo Gialla, 30% Malvasia, 30% Sauvigonnasse
Krasno is the highest village in Brda, with a long wine tradition and an abundance of excellent sites. This Orange Wine sits sur lie for 6 months. The fresh and elegant white blend has an impressively mineral, full taste and delicate aromas of ripe white fruit, spices and wildflowers.
13% alcohol by volume
2020 Peaceful Living, Calcarius Orange Wine Puglia $26 1 liter
Falanghina
A funky, cloudy liter of skin contact white from an organic farmer in southern Italy. Falanghina grown on limestone soils, given 5 days of maceration on the skins developing into a deeply hued orange wine. Fermented with indigenous yeast, no filtering or fining and a small addition of sulfites at bottling only. Organic
11% alcohol by volume