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Top 5 Orange Wines to Try This October
Are you ready to spice up your Fall festivities with a unique twist? Try our favorite orange wines! These delicious, unconventional wines pair surprisingly well with the flavors of Fall. Check out our top 5 orange wines for this season.
What exactly are orange wines?
Orange wines are not made from oranges (phew, can you imagine the confusion?). These unique wines, also known as skin-contact wines, are made from white grapes that have extended contact with their grape skins during fermentation. In other words, these are white wines made like a red wine. Check out this blog post for more details on the winemaking process.
Pairing orange wines with Fall foods
When it comes to pairing orange wines with Fall foods, think outside the box (or bottle, in this case). Opt for dishes with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove to complement the wine's unique profile. Try pairing a funky orange wine with a charcuterie board featuring aged cheeses, cured meats, and fig jam for a flavor explosion that will have your taste buds doing a happy dance.
Orange wines and Fall festivities
Don't limit orange wines to just your dinner table. They can also be the star of your Fall festivities! Serve up a chilled orange wine at your pumpkin carving party for a fun and unexpected twist. Your guests will be excited to try something new and outside the traditional wine box.
Our Top 5 Orange Wines this Fall
1. L'archetipo | Greco Bianco $23
A beginner's orange wine
This wine is (ever so slightly) orange, from Italy, and it’s so crisp and clean that it drinks like an aperitif. For any Pinot Grigio fan looking for something new or for the orange-curious.
2. Schweizer | Weisser Brunnen $33
Thirst quenching orange
Deeply satisfying - this wine hits all the thirst-quenching marks. It’s fruity with Anjou pear and preserved lemons. The texture is both clean and gripping, like the fine grains of pear juice. This wine is beyond organic (vineyards horse-plowed!) and insanely delicious.
3. Pepin | Orange Wine $30
An orange to bring you from Summer to Fall
This wine tastes like the transition from summer to fall. It’s back-to-school energy - filled with sunshine, but also has a lovely grip and structure to it. It’s a dusk wine with lots of snacking potential!
4. Alfredo Arribas | Cuvee Carmen $32
A rich Spanish orange wine
This Spanish Grenache Blanc comes from old vines high up in the mountains of Montsant, just west of Barcelona. Ripe and round with pretty aromatics and a juicy, tropical weight. Left on the skins for two months and aged in amphora, this is a legit orange wine in flavor, color, and process.
5. Rocco di Carpeneto | Reis $31
The amber side of orange
Reis is a natural orange wine made entirely of Cortese grapes from the Italian region of Piedmont. With a stunningly vibrant amber color, this wine is packed with potent aromatics. Almost herbal, this is more elixir than traditional wine. For a true skin-contact trip, enjoy a bottle of this with a fellow wine geek.
