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Orange wine

The famous orange wine aging with skin contact.

Orange wine is made by keeping white grape must in contact with the grape skins just like when making red wine. This technique provides the characteristic golden, amber or orange colour which is where “orange wines” get their name. The age-old methodologies used mean many orange wines are closely associated with natural wines, although not all of them are so by definition. These methods result in wine with very distinctive/unique characteristics. Orange wines claim to have more body than any white wine, with oxidative notes and a bitter finish. This type of wine is, without doubt, here to stay given its unique characteristics and high quality. We really think you should try them.

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Martín Códax OW 2020

Spain   (Galicia)

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Anima Mundi Pells 2022

An orange wine with soul and intelligence

Spain   (Catalonia)

Anima Mundi Pells 2022
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Lirondo 2022

An exceptionally fresh Verdejo made without interference

Spain   VT Castilla-León (Castilla y León)

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Tatsis Malagouzia Orange 2019

Tatsis power and freshness in orange

Greece   PGI Macedonia (Macedonia)

Tatsis Malagouzia Orange 2019
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La Foradada de Frisach 2022

Terroir in a bottle

Spain   D.O. Terra Alta (Catalonia)

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Meinklang Graupert Pinot Gris 2021

Purity, honesty and total freedom

Austria   Burgenland (Burgenland)

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Radikon Slatnik 2020

Original, tannic and elegantly mineral

Italy   IGT Venezia Giulia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

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Riffault Sancerre Skeveldra 2013

Natural Sauvignon Blanc de Sancerre

France   AOC Sancerre (Loire)

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Della Staffa Grecorange 2021

An intense orange wine, made by the master of natural wines

Italy   IGP Umbria (Umbria)

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Terra 00 Orange aShut 2021

A pure expression of the Garnacha

Spain   D.O. Terra Alta (Catalonia)

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Princic Jakot 2019

Collio’s pure strength made through non-intervention

Italy   Vino da Tavola (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

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Fabien Jouves Skin Contact Maceration 2022

A great little orange wine

France   Vin de France (France Southwest)

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Della Staffa Litrò Bucce 1 Liter 2021

A fresh and mineral orange wine from the green heart of Italy

Italy   IGP Umbria (Umbria)

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Cascina degli Ulivi Montemarino 2019

A Cortese white with ageing in large barrels

Italy   Vino da Tavola (Piedmont)

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La Salada El Pagès Content orange 2022

An Orange wine made with much love and minimal intervention

Spain   (Catalonia)

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Sclavos Vostilidi Orange 2020

Extreme and exciting tannicity

Greece   PGI Slopes of Enos (Islas Jónicas)

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Mujer Caballo Naranja 2020

Spain   D.O. Valencia (Valencia)

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Princic Trebez 2017

Three-variety natural orange wine from Friuli

Italy   Vino da Tavola (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

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Princic Pinot Grigio 2018

A delicious Pinot Grigio orange wine

Italy   Vino da Tavola (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

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Skerlj Malvasia 2019

Maximum expression of the territory

Italy   IGT Venezia Giulia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

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La Sorga Feu III 2019

Freshness and purity with zero additives

France   Vin de France (Languedoc-Roussillon)

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Orange wines are undoubtedly special wines. And many of these unique wines are natural wines, which makes them even more special. There are several factors that make it what it is:

Orange wine production.

When orange wines are vinified, with the grape skins in contact with the must, this must spontaneously ferments thanks to the yeasts already present on the grape, so fermenting these wines with native/indigenous/natural yeasts is more straightforward. As well as that, this must maceration with the skins and seeds gives the wine a light tannin. Tannins act as natural protection against oxidation or microbial attack, making it possible to make wine with minimal or no use of oenological additives like sulphur.

Maceration for orange wines varies from producer to producer: There are wines that macerate for a few days and some for months. The longer the maceration, the more colour, body and tannins in the wine.

Any type of container can be used. There are orange wines vinified in stainless steel tanks, others in barrels or foudres or even in jars or vats. These last two are the most common for this type of wine.

Orange wine history.

The term orange wine is said to have been coined in 2004 by David A. Harvey, a British wine importer, to differentiate this special group of amber-orange wines. However, the term may also have come from Georgia, where for many years they have been making white wines macerated with skins in large vats buried in the ground, which they call “amber wines” (Karvisperi ghvino). Georgians have been making wine this way for hundreds of years, possibly for as long as 8,000 years, but it was not until recently that Italians and Slovenes became fascinated with them and began to import large vats (Kvevris) from Georgia to try and copy. That was when this ancient winemaking method began to spread throughout the world.

Leading producers of orange wines.

Some of the leading producers are Bàrbara Forés in Terra Alta with their Abrisa’t, made with the area’s recovered old Garnacha Blanca vines, then there are Aldo Viola’s Sicilian wines, the Sauvignon Blanc by Sebastien Riffault at the Celler Credo in the AOC Sancerrelos del Penedès and the wines made by Casa Balaguer in the DO Alicante.

Orange wine tasting and pairing.

When it comes to tasting, orange wines are characterised by being robust and somewhat astringent, dry (with no residual sugars) and somewhat bitter. On the nose they sometimes reveal pungent aromas of dried fruits, apple sauce and dried oranges.

They pair perfectly with exotic dishes, whether it is Korean, Moroccan or Japanese cuisine. And because they are so robust, they go perfectly with all kinds of fatty fish and red meat.

Orange wines are very unusual, brave wines, made through the revival of ancient techniques. We are sure you will love them.