Vin Orange
Posted: July 9th, 2023, 11:28 pm
I wasn't familiar with Vin Orange. But sometime back in the spring I picked up a bottle on spec, and I've just opened it and enjoyed a glass with tonight's evening meal.
In the bottle, it looked like a regular white wine under a mildly interesting label. But pouring it, the colour is indeed a distinct hint of orange, and the taste was rather strong - despite below-average alcohol content. Not at all like the pink of a rosé, and more distinct than rosé from a typical white! Taste had hints of cheap&nasty whites, but was a lot nicer than a Liebfraumilch or Sauvignon Blanc.
What's the background and history here? Am I the only Fool not to have encountered it years ago? Is it a traditional wine that's been neglected, and might it be more widespread in other countries (the one I just had was French)?
In the bottle, it looked like a regular white wine under a mildly interesting label. But pouring it, the colour is indeed a distinct hint of orange, and the taste was rather strong - despite below-average alcohol content. Not at all like the pink of a rosé, and more distinct than rosé from a typical white! Taste had hints of cheap&nasty whites, but was a lot nicer than a Liebfraumilch or Sauvignon Blanc.
What's the background and history here? Am I the only Fool not to have encountered it years ago? Is it a traditional wine that's been neglected, and might it be more widespread in other countries (the one I just had was French)?