Orange Grind
Have you ever had Orange Wine before? It’s a type of white wine made by leaving the grape skins and seeds in contact with the juice, creating a deep orange-hued finished product. Perfect for people who want a more bodied white wine!
Sfera Macerato
From the Alps to the Mediterranean, SFERA is a collaboration with small certified-organic farmers to bottle Liters in limited runs. The Sfera Macerato is from the Italian producer Polvanera.
From Puglia, Italy, this natural skin-contact orange wine is made from 100% Verdeca from cordon-trained vines.
Bottle: $29 | Glass: $13
Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio
Lacryma Christi is made from grapes indigenous to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, and has been produced since Ancient Roman times. The first mention of this grape variety being grown in this area dates to the 5th century BC. The vines which cover the slopes of Mount Vesuvius are directly descended from the Aminei of Thessaly, brought to Italy by this people of ancient Greece in the 5th century BC. The vines are rooted in dark and porous lavic soil, which does not need to be irrigated as it naturally retains humidity, releasing it as needed.
100% Caprettone, the Vesuvio is ideal with fish and seafood, vegetables, and fresh cheeses.
Bottle: $31 | Glass: $14
La Stoppa Ageno
From Emilia, Italy, this wine is named after the founder of La Stoppa, lawyer Ageno, who was the first to believe and give value the great potential of this area. The only dry white wine of the estate, obtained after a long maceration from grapes of this hot and low yielding land.
90% Malvasia di Candia Aromatica & Ortrugo and 10% Trebbiano make up this organic wine with no fertilizing, weed killers or pesticides used during the growing process. Utilized spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, aged in 40 hectolitre wooden tanks and in bottle for a time necessary, no filtration or sulphites added. What makes it Orange? 4 months maceration on skins in stainless steel and/or cement tanks.
Bottle: $47 | Glass: $21
Rootdown Cellars “Es Okay”
“Every year I like to play around with some odds and ends and thankfully for Es Okay, I can do that. The 17% Skin Fermented Pinot Gris was the star this year as it went into both the Rosé and white blend this year giving it the structure needed. The 27% Chenin Blanc was foot treaded and left on skins for 6 hours before pressing off. Alone, the wines were pretty clean so the addition of 4% Riesling Piquete and 1% Skin Fermented Orange Muscat really gave this wine the vibe I was looking for. Aaaand with the demand of the wines I needed to find some volume so my friend hooked me up with some pretty lean 52% Chardonnay. As my old cellar master would say, “I hope it’s Goo Goo.”
-Mike Lucia, Winemaker (Northern California)
Bottle: $27 | Glass: $12
Wanna See More? Check out our Zoom Tasting about Summer Orange Wines?