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.
ANAÏS FANTI
Costa Rawa 2023
Alsace, France
Gewürztraminer from a half-hectare parcel of forty year old vines planted over sandy, alluvial soils in Ammerschwihr. The fruit was fermented as whole bunches for two weeks, before being pressed off to vats for a year of élevage. A gorgeous shade of sunset in the glass, this draws you in with gentle scents of rose and bergamot. The fruit and flowers are framed by tea-like tannins and a pleasant bitterness that lends refreshment and intrigue.
Gewürtztraminer
FARNEA
Emma 2023
Veneto, Italy
A blend of equal parts of Moscato Giallo and Bianco from young vines planted over volcanic soils in Bettone. The grapes spent a fortnight on the skins and were aged in a combination of old barriques and cuve for a year. Whistle-clean, this is heady with summertime scents of stone fruits and wildflowers, whilst neat tannins and a pleasant bitterness bring refreshment in spades.
Moscato Giallo, Moscato Bianco
AJOLA
Bianco #2 2023
Umbria, Italy
A blend of Procanico and Trebbiano from vines planted over clay and limestone in Pitigliano. The grapes were fermented as whole bunches for three days, before being pressed to vats for just under a year. This pairs pristine stone fruits with clean, cooling minerals and a pleasant saltiness, making it an ideal choice for a trip to the seaside.
Procanico, Trebbiano