Skin Contact (Orange)
Skin Contact (Orange)
Jousset 2020 'KM 510' Vin de France
'KM 510' is a collaboration of six hands, including those of Lise and Bertrand Jousset and their friend and winemaker Sébastien Fezas from Gascogne. The name is a reference to the distance between the Jousset's home in Montlouis-sur-Loire and Sébastien's...
$39.99
COZs 2022 VP Vital
100% Vital from the limestone-rich soils of the Vinha da Pena vineyard (planted 1982) in the Sierra de Montejunto, 15 km from the Atlantic. After 2 days of non-fermentative maceration on the skins in large casks, the wine is pressed...
$29.99
Henriquez, Roberto 2024 Semillon Fundo La Unión Itata Valley
From a plot of 150-year-old Semillon vines about 8 kilometers from the Pacific ocean, planted on the granitic soils of the Itata valley. This is Roberto Henriquez’s warmest plot of vines but it is blessed by sea breezes. Like the...
$28.99
Beck-Hartweg 2024 Alsace Bungertal
This is a blend of Gewurztraminer and Riesling grown on the volcanic sandstone soils of Bungertal, near the village of Nothalten. The grapes are macerated for 24-48 hours before a gentle pressing and natural fermentation in old oak, where it...
$31.99
Frick, Pierre 2022 Alsace Vorbourg Pinot Gris Maceration
Though it seems like a relatively new category, it turns out winemakers in Alsace have been making skin contact wines for some time. The first may have been Bannwarth, who experimented with qvevri (georgian clay anforae). Then, along with the...
$41.99
Frick, Pierre 2023 Eichberg Gewurztraminer Maceration Pur Vin
This is 100% Gewurztraminer from limestone & marl soils, seeing a short (5-8 days) maceration with whole bunches and aged in large Alsatian foudre for ten months. It's textured and aromatic with bright acidity that keeps the lush, almost tropical...
$44.99
Eminence Road 2024 Pinot Gris Five Dots
This is all Pinot Gris from Sheldrake Point Vineyard on Cayuga Lake, east facing vines on a gentle slope of gravelly loam and clay derived from shale, limestone and slate. The grapes see five days maceration and age in stainless...
$24.99
COS 2024 Rami Terre Siciliane
50% Grillo and 50% Insolia. Rami sports a bright golden color and display an complex bouquet of rich ripe orchard and stone fruit. Spontaneous fermentation on the skins with indigenous yeast. 5-7 days of skin contact. Honestly if you didn't...
$34.99
Wild Arc Farm 2024 Hilal
From the Winemaker: "In the SWANA region, the crescent moon, or hilal in Arabic, symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings. As we mark the start of our 10th vintage, this wine is a reminder that we too are always in the...
$23.99
Sablonnettes 2025 Trempette
A new cuvée from Sablonnettes, a macération (skin contact) wine of Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc!
$28.99
