Skin Contact (Orange)
Skin Contact (Orange)
Brand, Charles & Philippe 2021 Vin de France Kvevri Blanc
Kvevri is a new wine from Philippe Brand that was aged with some skin contact in buried Kvevri (Georgian spelling is Kvevri or Qvevri, otherwise known as Amphora) in Philippe's garden in Alsace. A blend of Pinot Auxerrois, Chardonnay and...
$34.99
Vignes du Maynes 2020 Vin de France Maxceration of Chardonnay
Max has been an integral part of the Vignes du Maynes team for many years now. His rustic red beard can be spotted from many meters away, and his jovial air matches or at least comes very close to the...
$37.99
Stolpman Vineyards 2022 Santa Barbara County 'Love You Bunches' Orange
The Stolpman 'Love You Bunches' is part of their 'So Fresh' series of wines, and we are big fans. Low intervention, native yeast fermentation, and a playful blend of grapes, mixing the florals and spice of Orange Muscat and Gewurztraminer...
$26.99
Brand, Charles & Philippe 2022 Vin d'Alsace Fleurs Maceration
Is it a light red, or a dark rosé? Neither! It's an "orange wine" made from a maceration of Pinot Gris; A skin contact wine of a gray (actually pink) grape that yields a raspberry-hued wine that we wish we...
$28.99
Laguerre 2022 Cotes du Roussillon "Lag" Orange
The 2022 Cuvée LAG Orange, a 10 day maceration of Grenache Gris and Maccabeo that's just delightful, but frankly more pink than orange! The aromas are surprisingly delicate and complex with citrus peel, peach, spice and rose. The palate is...
$16.99
Bauer 2022 Barig Alte Reben
Barig is a blend of Gruner Veltliner and Roter Veltliner, with a short period of skin contact, yielding a tasty and very fresh, zippy wine. A great introduction to the world of skin contact wines, and certainly just an introduction,...
$22.99
Kiketi Farm Wine 2021 Imereti Krakhuna Qvevri
Krakhuna is indigenous to Imereti in western Georgia – the name means “crispy” in Imeretian dialect. It is grown in the central part of the province. Krakhuna is fermented either in the European and traditional Georgian manner, it offers notes...
$14.99
Marino, Salvatore 2022 Terre Siciliane Turi Bianco (Orange)
The Salvatore Marino "Turi" Bianco is produced in the renowned “Contrada Buonivini” near Pachino. Catarratto is one of the few autochthonous white varieties that has always been cultivated in Pachino. It is known locally as "Mantiddatu" (Mantle).("Turi" is the local...
$21.99
Graine Sauvage (Sybil Baldasarre) 2022 Vin de France Leno Dolce Sole
Named after her son Leno, Sybil Baldassarre's orange wine "Dolce Sole" is a blend of Roussanne, Marsanne and Vermentino that macerated on the skins for one week. Slightly cloudy gold color, with herbal, citrus peel, brown spice, pear and quince...
$34.99
Frick, Pierre 2022 Alsace Gewurztraminer Maceration
The 2020 Frick Gewurstraminer Macération is from two parcels: Terroir Krottenfues, soil marno-gréseux, high on a slope above grand Cru Vorbourg, and from a limestone terroir below Grand Cru Steinert, facing due east. Grapes see ten-days of whole-cluster maceration before...
$31.99
Frick, Pierre 2020 Alsace Vorbourg Pinot Gris Maceration
Though it seems like a relatively new category, it turns out winemakers in Alsace have been making skin contact wines for some time. The first may have been Bannwarth, who experimented with qvevri (georgian clay anforae). Then, along with the...
$34.99
