If you’ve never heard of orange wine, you’re not alone. It’s one of the more misunderstood terms in the wine world — and no, it’s not made from oranges.
Orange wine is a white wine made like a red. The difference comes down to one thing: skin contact. When making most white wines, winemakers press the grapes and immediately remove the skins before fermentation. With orange wine, the skins stay in contact with the juice during fermentation — sometimes for days, sometimes weeks. That’s it. Same grapes, different process.
The skins change everything. They add tannins, deepen the color to amber or gold, and bring an earthy, textured complexity you don’t get from a standard white. The result is something between a white and a red — bright and refreshing, but with more structure and complexity than your typical white wine.
Our version
We made our first successful orange wine this past vintage using Riesling grapes sourced from Valentina Vineyards. Full disclosure — we tried it in 2024 with our Sauvignon Blanc and failed. We wanted to try again, and Riesling felt like an interesting starting point.
The result is an amber-hued wine with a little more texture than you’d expect from a Riesling. Floral and stone fruit notes are still there, but there’s an earthy complexity underneath. It’s different. We like it a lot.
It’s part of our 2025 white wine release, which we bottled in January and will be releasing in mid-April. If you’re curious, come try it at the tasting room — it’s the kind of wine that’s easier to understand in a glass than in a description.
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