Contemporary

Dark Whites & Pale Reds

Dark whites are a synonym for mash-fermented white wines (i.e. orange wines), while pale reds are juicy and light red wines that have only been fermented for a short time on the mash and thus have a lighter colour. Send your taste buds on a new adventure!

Colour

Type

Wine Style

Price

Aromatic

Grape

Character

FUNKY

Domaine Matassa

Cuvée Marguerite 2023

Fine & Layered

Floral

Fruity

Aromatic, Smooth

30,69 €

40,92 €/L

WILD

Bozidar Zorjan

Renzki Riesling 2019

Rich & Deep

Floral

Mineral

Fruity

Smooth, Aromatic

41,80 €

55,73 €/L

FUNKY

Domaine Matassa

Olla Blanc 2022

Fresh & Juicy

Fruity

Floral

Aromatic, Lively

24,09 €

32,12 €/L

FUNKY

Domaine Matassa

Cuvée Marguerite 2022

Fine & Layered

Floral

Fruity

Structured, Smooth

29,59 €

39,45 €/L

CLASSY

Straka

Stratos Mash -nv-

Fine & Layered

Fruity

Vegetative

Quaffable, Fine-meshed

20,35 €

27,13 €/L

Dark Whites & Pale Reds Natural wines - it's all about maceration and skin contact

There is a big topic in the world of natural wines that everyone comes across after a while: Skin contact or mash fermented. The term refers to the time the grape juice spends with the skins during fermentation, which is responsible for both the colour and the grippier texture due to the tannins found in the skins. Many winegrowers use many different methods and even experiment to find unique flavour combinations.

What makes these natural wines so special?

Whites made with longer skin contact during fermentation (=Orange wines) suddenly get more structure, colour and even a new kind of complexity that sends your taste buds on a new journey. And red wines with less skin contact, i.e. Pale Reds? They become juicier, less heavy and tannic and are generally lighter. That doesn't mean they're less complex, there's still enough flavour in the grape juice to make a complex wine.