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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: 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: DAM005

Nekaj ​​is a rich and structured wine made from Friulano grapes from the vineyard on Monte Calvario, just outside Gorizia. After fermentation, it refines first for 23 months in large barrels and then in bottle for 6 months. It has a golden yellow color tending towards amber, with an intriguing nose of ripe fruit that ranges from apricot to tropical fruit. On the palate it is structured and elegant, with a subtle tannic texture with a very long finish.

Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Grapes: Friulano

Alcohol content: 14,5%.

Aging: 23 months in large barrels and then in bottles for 6 months

Contains sulfites

€44.90
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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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SKU: SKJ001
Brand: Skerlj

The Vitoska of Skerlj is a white wine macerated on the skins, fine and mineral obtained from the homonymous grapes that come from vines lying on the karst rocks kissed by the sea breeze. The color is antique gold. The nose aromas are intense and complex, with a fragrant fruity aroma of ripe fruit, in which incenses of incense and minerals are mixed. The mouth is sapid, mineral, supported by a vibrant vein of acidity. Long and persistent finish. Exemplary bottle, magnificent.

Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Grape variety: Vitovska.

Alcohol content: 12%.

Aging: 2 years in wooden barrels.

Contains sulfites

€31.90
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SKU: DAM010

Malvasia by Damija Podversic is an elegant and complex wine produced with Istrian Malvasia grapes from the Gradiscutta vineyard. After fermentation, it ages in large barrels for 23 months and rests in the bottle for 6 months before being sold. A wine with a golden yellow color tending to amber. On the nose, bursting aromas of candied fruit, honey and mineral notes. On the palate it is soft, aromatic, savory with a long and pleasant finish.

Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Grapes: Malvasia.

Alcohol content: 14%.

Aging: 23 months in large and bottled barrels for another 6 months.

Contains sulfites

€44.90
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SKU: VOP001

Vitovska "Solo MM18" by Vodopivec comes from the selection of the indigenous grape variety that grows on rocky soil. The hand-picked grapes are left to ferment for a semester in amphorae, so that they develop that unique character which will then be refined over the two years of aging in 30-hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels. The result is a monumental, vibrant wine, with a strong sapidity, naturally predisposed to long aging in the bottle.

Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Grape variety: Vitovska.

Alcohol content: 12.5%.

Aging: 24 months in Slavonian oak barrels.

Contains sulfites

€75.90
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