Skin Contact
Skin contact wine (nowadays often called orange wine) is essentially white wine, made in the way red wine is made - with the grape skins, during and sometimes even after fermentation. This gives the wine more tannins, flavour and - of course - colour! Skin contact wines can range anywhere in colour from a soft, golden yellow to an electric orange.
As opposed to white wines without skin contact, skin contact wines can often have more herbal and aromatic notes or bitter touches, all depending on the grape used, the level of maceration, and the duration of skin contact.
Whether it's full and complex Gewürztraminer from Alsace or a fun and fruity number from Spain, it's time to grab a bottle from producers such as Radikon, Vinos Ambiz, Jean Marc Dreyer, Le Coste and loads more.
Wild + Free Lockvogel 2020
Michael Wenzel
Aromatic Beauty
Els Bassotets 2022
Escoda Sanahuja
Tropical. Vibrant. Yummy!
Touch 2021
Koppitsch
Reductive Welschriesling
Orange Tramin (rare)
Kasnyik
Slovak Gewürztraminer
Fricandó
Al Di La´ Del Fiume
Orange with some tannic structure
Coenobium Ruscum 2021
Monastero Trappiste Vitorchiano
Wine made in a monastery!
Sauvignon Blanc Skin Fermented
The Hermit Ram (NZ)
Wet Grass. Citrus. Stone. Kiwi.
Orange Rizling (rare)
Kasnyik
Welschriesling, not Riesling ;)
Skin contact JJ 2019
Sons of Wine
Peach. Herbs. Tangerine Peel.
Qvevri Orange (damaged labels)
Tillingham
Amphora in the UK!
Maria Duck Pet Nat Orange
Joáo Pato
Simple, Tasty Orange Pet Nat
#solidAHRität (CHARITY BOTTLE)
Koppitsch
Charity Bottle
Weinschwärmer
2Naturkinder
75% Pinot Gris. 25% Riesling
BRUTAL de Jean Marc
Les Vins Pirouettes
Iconic Brutal. Unforgettable
Baby Bandito Stay Brave
Testalonga
Chenin Blanc from Swartland
Muskat Ottonel Maischevergoren 2018
Joiseph
Zero Zero Austrian Orange
Orange Riesling (rare)
Kasnyik
Slovakian Orange Riesling
Glück 2020
Werlitsch
Orange Sauvignon Blanc from Styria
Rot Murle Riesling Macération
Pierre Frick
Riesling from Alsace
‘V’ Pinot Gris Macération
Pierre Frick
Pinot Gris from Alsace
I THINK THE SKY MIGHT ACTUALLY SERIOUSLY BE FALLING
Gardunha Sul X Treat Wines
Limited Release
Bizzarro Aperitivo (AUS)
Delinquente
Natural Vermouth