Orange Wine: History and Future

Orange wine: back to its origins, let's discover it

You may have already heard of orange wine… A wine completely distinct from other traditional types of wine, which are red wine, white wine and rosé wine.

Orange wine, also known as “ macerated white wine ,” is one of the oldest types of wine. In fact, orange wine was already being produced in ancient times.

The method of making orange wine involves producing a wine from white grapes, while using the methods of making red wine.

This hybrid design allows the orange wines to offer atypical flavors , totally new for a lover of classic wines.

Tannic like a red wine, with the freshness of a white wine, its unique taste leaves no one indifferent.

Fruity, bitter, sour… its flavors are astonishingly complex.

As pleasant to enjoy as an aperitif as throughout a meal, orange wines fully deserve the interest and enthusiasm they have generated.

To learn more about the orange wine and on its origins.

Where can you find orange wines in France?

Although the orange wines have recently come back into fashion, the choice is still limited and we are still far from the offer proposed for red wines, white wines or rosé wines.

That being said, certain vintages stand out from the crowd and brilliantly highlight the natural qualities of a white maceration wine , while offering a character specific to its terroir .

So, how do you make your choice to find the best orange wine French ?

Languedoc-Roussillon, Jura and Alsace are among the regions with excellent wine estates producing a good orange wine of quality .

For the Languedoc-Roussillon region, we can notably mention the Orange Gold vintage areas Gérard Bertrand , a delicate orange wine with a golden color highlighting the terroir of the south of France. Pleasant and easy to drink, Orange Gold offers a new orange wine profile, with a predominant freshness. Discover the organic wine Orange Gold Gérard Bertrand or discover all of our orange wines .

Discover the Gérard Bertrand wine company:

Specialized areas in the organic wine and the biodynamic wine .

A family history .

And discover the Gérard Bertrand wine collections .