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ORANGE WINE

The Orange Wine wines are different from all the others: they are not white, nor red, but as the name says orange, although most of the time they are a beautiful bright amber color. The color derives from the particular vinification technique, which was born in Giorgia, cradle of wine, more than 5000 years ago. The technique consists in leaving the white grapes in contact with their skins for a period ranging from a few days to a few months depending on the grape variety used, and both the vinification and the aging take place very often in the typical terracotta amphorae . A vinification as used for red wines, which serves to make the wine much more complex both on the nose and on the palate, where we will have rather strong and impacting aromatic notes, with a tannic sensation on the palate, unusual if one thinks that it goes white grapes. The pioneer of Orange Wine in Italy, was certainly Josko Gravner, who is not satisfied with the production of his wines, decides to go to Giorgia to learn how to make wine according to local traditions, which consist in putting macerating wine in large amphoras of terracotta that remain buried in the earth for months or years. Take home some of those amphorae and start using them to make Ribolla Gialla. A wine that will give birth to the Orange Wine movement in Italy. Today among the best producers of Orange Wine we find: Terpin, Radikon, Podversic, Vodopivec, to stay in Friuli, while in the rest of Italy there are: Dettori, La stoppa, Bajola, and many others. Finally, it is recommended to taste them at a temperature of 14/16 °, and to open the bottle some time before putting it on the table. The pairing possibilities are extensive, combined with raw fish, exotic cuisine, red meat and game. In short, the Orange Wine wines are not for all palates, some love them others hate them.

SKU: FTE01

Franco Terpin's Quinto Quarto Ribolla is a wine made from 100% Rebula grapes.  After manual harvesting, the bunches ferment spontaneously in steel thanks to the use of indigenous yeasts, macerating in contact with the skins for three days; then we move on to the refinement phase, always done in steel for 8 months. Unfiltered before bottling. It has a golden yellow color. On the nose aromas of ripe fruit with mineral notes. On the palate it is pleasant, medium-bodied and very easy to drink.

Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Grape variety: Sauvignon

Alcohol content: 12.5%.

Aging: 8 month in steel.

Contains sulphites

€36.90
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SKU: RAD003
Brand: Radikon

O... is an orange wine obtained from a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon. Maceration in contact with the skins for 3/4 months. The aging continues in 25/35 hl oak barrels for about 40 months. No clarification or filtration or use of sulfur dioxide throughout the winemaking process. Oslavje is a wine with a slightly coppery golden color. The nose is complex, persistent, with hints of fruit, in particular apple and dried fruit. On the palate it has a broad, mineral taste and at the same time slightly tannic and elegant.

Region: Friuli Venezia Gulia

Grapes: 40 %Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Grigio e 30% Sauvignon.

Alcohol content: 13%.

Aging: 42 months in oak big barrels, then 18 months in bottle.

Contains sulfites

€38.90
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SKU: FTER003

Ribolla Gialla by Franco Terpin is a macerated white wine that ages for three years between wood, steel and bottle. Intriguing nose with mineral notes, citrus nuances, aromas of dried fruit and acacia honey. On the palate it is enveloping, full-bodied, soft , with a good freshness and long persistence.

Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Grape variety: Ribolla Gialla.

Alcohol content: 12%.

Aging: 12 months in barrique, 12 months in steel tanks and 12 months in bottle.

Contains sulfites

€37.90
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SKU: FTE012

Franco Terpin's J.K.T is a macerated white wine obtained from the Friulian grape, grown on the clayey soils of the Collio. The bouquet is complex and elegant with notes that range from more fruity aromas to more balsamic hints. The sip reveals balance and pleasant freshness

Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Grape variety: Jakot (Tocai).

Alcohol content: 13%.

Aging: 1 year in Slavonian oak barrels and another 4 years in bottle.

Contains sulfites

€36.90
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SKU: SKJ002
Brand: Skerlj

The Terrano di Skerlj is a true traditional wine obtained from the homonymous grapes that grow on the clayey and ferrous soils of the Karst. In the cellar, fermentation is carried out with only indigenous yeasts with a long maceration on the skins that enriches the must with aromas and flavors. Refinement lasts at least two years and takes place in wooden barrels set in the cellar dug into the rock. An earthy, taut and vibrant wine, rich in aromas of red berry fruit, with mineral notes and light notes of sweet spices.

Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Grape variety: Terrano.

Alcohol content: 11,5%.

Aging: 2 years in wooden barrels.

Contains sulfites

€27.90
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