Orange Wine
Orange wine is a category of wines totally different from red, white and rose wines; it can be considered as the fourth color of wine. In our online wine shop you will find some of the best Italian orange wines. Orange wines are produced with the prolonged maceration on skins (and yeasts) of white berried grapes; it can last from a minimum of few days to many months, according to the characteristics of the grape as well as to the style defined by the producer.
Often considered as a niche, by some simply seen as a fashion, the one of macerated white wines is a type of wine belonging to real and proper craftsmen of the vineyard, who often follow a production philosophy devoted to organic or biodynamic agriculture. The origin of orange wines is connected to the one of the birth of wine itself: they were born in Georgia, where since many millennia to this day must is vinified with skins in Kvevri, fathers of the current clay or earthenware amphorae used by winemakers of Europe and of the "New World".
These amphorae in Georgia are literally buried for the whole period of vinification, which traditionally lasts for many months; under the ground the must is naturally cooled during the whole fermentation process, which slows down, and a constant temperature is kept even during the aging process during the different seasons, an aging which, usually, is not less than 4 or 5 years.
Orange wines, because of the prolonged maceration in white wine, have aromatic sensations with more impact, richer and more complex than a common white wine, where tannins are clearly perceivable as well as having more structure. The question is therefore almost spontaneous: what is the suggested matching for an orange wine? The matching possibilities of orange wines are surely very vast, they depend on one hand on the characteristics of the single grape used, and on the other hand on the duration of maceration as well; as a general rule, macerated white wines can be matched to raw fish, such as sashimi and nigiri, in case of a moderate structure, to exotic, tasty and spicy dishes, as well as grilled white meat, lamb or red meat, gradually increasing with the structure and alcohol by volume of orange wine.
In Italy some of the greatest pioneers of macerated white wine or orange wine can be found in Friuli, where the practice was about to be abandoned but, thanks to some renowned winemakers, such as Stanko Radikon or Damijan Podversic, they succeeded in preserving the tradition and in bringing it back to the forefront, as it is now shown by orange wines coming from many Italian regions, and from varieties such as Trebbiano, Pecorino, Fiano or Catarratto, different from the classic Ribolla Gialla or Pinot Gris.
Orange wines are wines which convey their own philosophy, the one of the winemaker, made of respect for the vineyard and wine traditions, which often challenges or does not follow commercial trends; particular wines, not suited for every palate. From Pinot Gris and Ribolla Gialla Orange Wine by Podversic, Radikon, Klanjscek, Draga and Skerk to the ones from Alto Adige by Lieselehof, to continue with Vernaccia orange by Cappella Sant'Andrea, Pecorino by Ausonia, Trebbiano macerato by Claudio Cipressi
or the Campania's expressions of Fiano and Falanghina or the Sicilian ones from Salina, scroll down and discover the selection of some of the best Italian orange wines.
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Orange Wine Piwi Bronner Julian BIO 2018 - Lieselehof
Lieselehof 0,75L Amber yellow color. Harmonic perfumes, elegant nature, mild and strong. At the palate it is harmoni..€46.90Out of stock
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Magnum Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG Orange "Prima Luce" Bio Riserva - Cappella Sant'Andrea
Cappella Sant'Andrea 1.5 L Colore giallo dorato ambrato. Al naso esprime note floreali e di frutti secchi, oltre che l..€51.90Out of stock
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"Prima Luce" Vernaccia di San Gimignano Docg Orange Bio Riserva - Cappella Sant'Andrea
Cappella Sant'Andrea 0,75 L Colore giallo dorato tendente all'ambra. Al naso si presenta con sentori di floreali, di ..€24.90Out of stock
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(1L) Ribolla Gialla Orange 2015 IGT Venezia Giulia - Radikon
Radikon 1,0 L La ribolla Gialla è di colore ambrato molto intenso. Il quadro olfattivo è intenso e deciso, i sentori..€60.90Out of stock
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(0,5) Ribolla Gialla Orange 2015 IGT Venezia Giulia - Radikon
Radikon 0,50 L Questo vino si presenta di colore ambrato profondo, con riflessi arancio. Il bouquet è intenso e profu..€32.99Out of stock
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"Sivi" Pinot Grigio Orange 2018 IGT Venezia Giulia Triple A - Radikon
Radikon 0,75 L Questo orange wine è caratterizzato dal colore ambrato acceso con riflessi ramati. Al naso il suo quad..€32.90 -
(1L) Oslavje Vino Bianco 2015 IGT Venezia Giulia - Radikon
Radikon 1,0 L Questo vino è di colore giallo dorato. Al naso ii profumi ricordano i fiori, il fieno e le confetture d..€60.90Out of stock
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(1L) Jakot 2015 Vino Bianco IGT Venezia Giulia - Radikon
Radikon 1,0 L Il Jakot si presenta di colore giallo oro dai riflessi ambrati. Al naso il quadro olfattivo è denso ed ..€60.90Out of stock
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"Racina" Orange Wine IGT Salina White Bio 2018 - D'Amico Salvatore
D’Amico Salvatore 0,75L Orange yellow color Perfumes of dried fruits and mature apricot. At the palate it is hot..€21.90Out of stock
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Orange Wine Fiano "Quartara" Colli Di Salerno IGT Anfora 2018 - Lunarossa
Lunarossa Vini 0,75 L This Lunarossa wine has a brilliant straw yellow color and its aroma recalls acacia honey, ging..€26.40Out of stock
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Orange Wine Pecorino In Anfora Colli Aprutini IGT "Machaon" 2018 Bio - Ausonia
Ausonia 0,75 L Amber-colored wine. To the nose it expresses an intense fragrance of citrus fruits and aromatic herbs. ..€22.50Out of stock
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(0,5) Oslavje Orange Wine 2015 IGT Venezia Giulia - Radikon
Radikon 0,50 L Questo vino si presenta di colore giallo oro molto brillante. Al naso il bouquet è molto elegante, e i..€32.99Out of stock