It used to be simple. There was red wine, there was white wine and there was rosé. Now orange wine has become popular.
The name was coined in 2004 by wine importer David Harvey due to the wine’s warm, amber colour but the wine-making technique is ancient and originates from what is now Georgia.
Orange wine is produced using white grapes but with a red-wine technique, where the juice is fermented with the skins and seeds of the grapes for weeks or even months. Which is why it’s also known as ‘skin-contact wine’.
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The resulting wine is dry and has a range of nutty, fruity and floral tones. Confusingly, white wine can be produced using red or white grapes; the difference is that the skins and seeds of the grapes aren’t used. Red wine and rosé are produced from red grapes.
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