Orange Wine: What Say You?

[Jay_Miller]

@JohnP

Great topic. I’ve become a fan of Paolo Bea in Umbria which makes an incredible Sagrantino. Finding a 20 year bottle online for around 100-150 is actually not too difficult. There is small producer in Healdsbhrg called DaVero that makes the best new world Sangrantino I’ve ever tried. I highly recommend trying their 2012, which just released, it was incredible when I tried it earlier this month.

Their Santa Chiara is one of my favorite orange wines.

[Colby_Scott]

Are there any “orange” wines available in the SF Bay Area somewhere?

I’d like to try it.

[TomHill]

@Colby Scott

Are there any “orange” wines available in the SF Bay Area somewhere?

I’d like to try it.

Colby,
BayGrape and Ordinaire wine bar, both on Grand, over in Oakland, would be a good place to start your search.
Tom

[Colby_Scott]

@TomHill

Colby,
BayGrape and Ordinaire wine bar, both on Grand, over in Oakland, would be a good place to start your search.
Tom

Awesome, thank you!

[stevetimko]

The Associated Press just moved a story on orange wines.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Orange-is-the-new-white-Unique-amber-wine-12292620.php

“The color comes not from citrus fruit, but by fermenting white wine grapes with their skins on before pressing — a practice that mirrors the way red wines are made. Lighter than reds and earthier than whites, orange wines have created a buzz in trendier quarters. And winemakers reviving the ancient practice like how the “skin-fermented” wines introduce more complex flavors to the bottle.”