+ // Crisp // Floral, Petrol, Lychee // Grass, Orange rind, Orange, Vanilla // Light
Showing posts with label Orange Wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orange Wine. Show all posts
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Quick Review: Channing Daughters Ribolla Gialla 2012
US, NY, Long Island, Channing Daughters Ribolla Gialla 2012
+ // Crisp // Floral, Petrol, Lychee // Grass, Orange rind, Orange, Vanilla // Light
+ // Crisp // Floral, Petrol, Lychee // Grass, Orange rind, Orange, Vanilla // Light
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
What Are Orange Wines?
Orange wines are made from white grapes that are fermented on the skins. This imparts a deeper hue to the wine that ranges from amber to tawny. Orange wines, in fact, get their name from this hue. The time spent on the skins also adds an extra depth of flavor, imparting the tannins red wines are known for but which are seldom found in white wines. It's a style often associated with Italy and Old World regions like Slovenia. Other than the unique approach, the style of wines vary wildly, but most will retain the delicate flavors of a white wine. The difference is that those delicate flavors are matched with astringency that comes from the tannins.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Quick Review: Channing Daughters Ramato 2011
US, NY, Long Island, Channing Daughters Ramato 2011
+ // Fruity // Apricot, Rose // Bitter flowers, Nectarine // Medium
+ // Fruity // Apricot, Rose // Bitter flowers, Nectarine // Medium
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Did You Know?... About Orange Wine
All wine start out white. Well, to be more clear, when pressed (or crushed) you'll notice that all grape juice runs clear. We get red wine by exposing the fermenting juice to the skins (known as "must") of the grapes early in the fermentation process. The pinkish hues or rose wines occur by exposing the fermenting juice to the skins of those red wine grapes for a very short period of time. The more exposure, the redder the wine gets, depending on the grape.
White wines almost never touch the skins after pressing. If the skins of white grapes are exposed to the fermenting juice, the juice picks up orange hues, creating what is called "Orange Wine." This has a tendency to reduce or mute the bright, acidic flavors of a particularly wine and is just one technique (of dozens) employed by winemakers in working their craft. While rose wines are commonplace today, however, it's more rare to find orange wine.
So: skins of white wine grapes allowed to ferment with the wine = orange wine.
White wines almost never touch the skins after pressing. If the skins of white grapes are exposed to the fermenting juice, the juice picks up orange hues, creating what is called "Orange Wine." This has a tendency to reduce or mute the bright, acidic flavors of a particularly wine and is just one technique (of dozens) employed by winemakers in working their craft. While rose wines are commonplace today, however, it's more rare to find orange wine.
So: skins of white wine grapes allowed to ferment with the wine = orange wine.
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