The cellar

Top-rated orange wines

Every wine

The highest-rated orange wines we have reviewed, one per producer.

4.9 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Gravner Ribolla Gravner 4.9 Istria Sv. Jakov Malvazija Clai 4.8 Brda Amfora Kabaj 4.8 Sicily COS Pithos Rosso COS Pithos (amphora wines) 4.8 Brda Lunar Rebula Movia 4.8 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Radikon Ribolla Radikon 4.7 Kakheti Alaverdi Tradition White Qvevri Alaverdi Monastery Marani 4.7 Kakheti Glekhuri Kisi Qvevri Teliani Valley

Region by region

Orange wine, region by region

18 regions, with their best orange bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with orange wine

Every cheese
Montasio Local tradition Qualigeo lists Collio Ribolla Gialla among the wines for Montasio. These skin-fermented Ribollas from the Collio hills bring tea-like tannin, dried apricot and acidity to meet the granular, crumbly paste of an aged wheel. Ribolla Gialla from the Collio hills, Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Gravner Ribolla · Radikon Ribolla · La Castellada Ribolla Gialla
Tolminc Our pick Rebula and Rebula-led blends left on their skins gain tannin and a dry, grippy, savoury texture that an aged Tolminc, sweet and piquant, can lean on, while the wine's acidity cuts the fat of the firm paste. Skin-contact (orange) Rebula and Rebula-led blends, Brda: Amfora · Lunar Rebula · Rebula Brutus
Tushuri Guda Our pick Tushuri Guda is dense, salty and piquant, with an umami depth. Amber Rkatsiteli from qvevri has medium to firm tannin and medium to high acidity: the grip stands up to the dense paste and the acidity freshens the salt. Amber qvevri Rkatsiteli, Kakheti: Rkatsiteli 1011 · Rkatsiteli · Vinoterra Rkatsiteli
Istrian sheep's cheese Our pick Skin-contact Malvazija is full-bodied, with medium acidity and some grip from the skins. That savoury, textured weight suits a grainy, hard sheep's cheese with herbal notes toward the rind, which would overpower a light, fresh white. Skin-contact Malvazija (orange), Istria: Sv. Jakov Malvazija · Malvazija Amfora · Petra
Queijo Serra da Estrela Velho Our pick Velho is strong, salty and lightly peppery. A Dão white fermented on its skins, a curtimenta, brings a touch of grip and texture to meet that strength, and the salt in the cheese sets off the wine's fruit. Skin-contact (curtimenta) white, Dão: Casa da Passarella O Fugitivo Branco em Curtimenta · Quinta de Saes Tobias Curtimenta Branco · Alva Magna Branco de Curtimenta
Munster Our pick Skin-macerated Pinot Gris has full body, high acidity and a modest tannic grip, with dried apricot and citrus peel. That texture stands up to a pungent washed rind where a plain white would fade. Skin-contact Pinot Gris (orange), Alsace: Frick Steinert Pinot Gris Macere · Rietsch Pinot Gris Macere

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Tastings and tours in the regions above, and somewhere to stay.

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