
Skin Contact Wine
Find here the selection of our best skin contact wines (orange wine)!
What is a skin contact wine ?
The skin contact wine (or also called orange wine) is a wine resulting from white grapes vinified like a red wine. That is to say that instead of being pressed directly, the juice of the white grapes is left in contact with the skins, the pips, and sometimes the stems, in which the tannins and pigments (responsible for its color) are found.
How does a skin contact wine taste?
A skin contact wine often gives structured white wines (due to the tannins) with complex aromas of candied fruits and spices. Find here our best orange wines to taste (a selection made by a sommelier and wine merchant)!
The History of Skin contact wine
Today, the “natural wine” movement has brought skin contact wine back into fashion. It is based on a process that originated in the Caucasus about 8,000 years ago. This technique was most probably invented in Georgia, where the oldest traces of wine making have been discovered and which is considered the cradle of viticulture. It is surely the first white wine vinified by man.
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25€
- NNatural
- No added sulphites
CX
Partida CreusSpain Orange - Rosé 2020
"We are between orange and rosé wine!"
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22€
- OrgOrganic
- NNatural
- No added sulphites
Anarchiste
Kumpf & MeyerAOP Alsace Orange 2017 / 2020
"An orange wine of Muscat from 2 different vintages"
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19€
- OrgOrganic
- NNatural
- No added sulphites
Utopiste
Kumpf & MeyerAOP Alsace Orange 2020
"Complex, there is a very good balance between its amplitude, its freshness and its delicacy"
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35€
- BdBiodynamic
- NNatural
Les Argales
Nicolas JacobVin de France Orange 2018
"A round and rather exuberant UFO for a Jura wine"
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25,50€
- OrgOrganic
- NNatural
Na Vino Bianco
Cantina GiardinoOrange/White
"Gourmet flavors, supple, round, that a lively acidity"
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21€
- OrgOrganic
- NNatural
Forks and Knives
Milan NestarecCzech wine Orange 2019
"An aperitif wine to share with friends, very light and aromatic!"
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35€
- BdBiodynamic
- NNatural
- No added sulphites
Oslavje
Radikon EstateItalia Orange 2014
"Deep, aromatic, a nice acidity to prevent any heaviness, there is something to philosophize about..."
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29€
- OrgOrganic
- NNatural
- No added sulphites
Underground orange velvet
La Ferme des 7 lunesVin de France Orange 2020
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17€
- OrgOrganic
- NNatural
- No added sulphites
Ella m'a serré
Sylvain BockVin de France Orange 2020
"A spring day with a cool breeze tickling our senses ..."
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18€
- OrgOrganic
- BdBiodynamic
- NNatural
- No added sulphites
Artisan
Vignoble du RêveurAOC Alsace Orange 2019
"Aromas of grenadine, wild forest fruits, rose and spices"
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24€
- NNatural
- No added sulphites
Pierre Joseph
La SorgaVin de France Orange 2019
"Our big crush from Anthony Tortul!"
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22€
- NNatural
- No added sulphites
Kukuyodel
La SorgaVin de France Orange 2019
"A refreshing and complex wine with finesse!"