ORANGE features a selection of macerations which invigorate and excite. Offering examples so filigree and fine they could be classified as genre-defying, alongside those with enough flesh and grip to stand up to the most robust of cooking, few wines are as versatile on the table as these.
FRÉDÉRIC COSSARD
Zizifrédo 2021
Burgundy, France
A wine inspired by Fred’s love of Zibibbo, this is made up of roughly equal parts of Grenache Blanc and Muscat d’Alexandrie, which were macerated as whole bunches for seven months and aged in ceramic vessels for a year. A hazy shade of amber in the glass, fine tannins frame notes of ripe, tropical fruit alongside pleasantly deep, savoury notes. Thrillingly unique, this is a wine that offers boundless opportunity at the table.
Grenache Blanc, Muscat d’Alexandrie
CANTINA GIARDINO
T’ara rà 2022
Campania, Italy
Greco from Santa Paolina and one of the highest vineyards in Campania at 650 metres above sea level. The grapes were fermented on their skins for four days, before a year of ageing in old barrels of chestnut. From soils of tufo, this is compact and elegant, with firm tannins and pronounced notes of smoke, mandarin and spice.
Greco
TUTTI FRUTTI ANANAS
Nespola 2023
Roussillon, France
This wonderfully vibrant wine is made by infusing whole bunches of Vermentino in the fermenting juice of Grenache Blanc for two weeks. After pressing, the wine is transferred to concrete vats for a brief rest. A beautiful, hazy shade of sunset, the fruit is framed with gentle tannin and just the right amount of orange zest and spice.
Vermentino, Grenache Blanc