Aug 13, 2019
We tackle a wine style that is adored in certain hip, wine "in-crowd" circles: "orange" wine, which is actually white wine made like a red -- there is long contact with the skins and seeds that give the wine a darker, orange-ish color, and VERY different flavors.
M.C. Ice and I are not big fans, but we do our best to explain the phenomenon of these whites made with skin contact.
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photo by
SergioVerzier is marked with CC PDM
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Here are the show notes:
WHAT THE HECK IS ORANGE WINE??
"Skin-Contact Pinot
Gris" by jamesfischer licensed under CC BY
2.0
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MACERATING WHITE JUICE WITH SKINS?
Flavors: Nutty, oxidized flavor, very sour with a cider note. Can be bold, nutty, like old apples, sourdough bread
Textures: Dry, tannic, intense (not very pleasurable sometimes)
"2015 Pinot gris" by
jamesfischer is
licensed under CC BY
2.0
Different styles:
Regions:
Flag
of Georgia: Wikipedia
Flag of Slovenia: Wikipedia
Food Pairing: Skin Contact wine is versatile with food pairing but it depends on the weight and the treatment of the wine (length of maceration, barrel v. stainless steel, etc).
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