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

Peter Nagyváradi

Monoslou 2023

Fresh & Juicy

Fruity

Spicy

Fine-meshed

22,55 €

30,07 €/L

FUNKY

Domaine Matassa

Cuvee Romanissa 2022

Fresh & Juicy

Vegetative

Fruity

Fine-meshed, juicy

33,99 €

45,32 €/L

FUNKY

Domaine Matassa

Matassa Rouge 2022

Fresh & Juicy

Mineral

Vegetative

Complex

39,49 €

52,65 €/L

FUNKY

Domaine Matassa

Olla Rouge 2022

Fresh & Juicy

Fruity

Spicy

Juicy

24,75 €

33,00 €/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.