

Pinot Gris produces soft, dry wines with medium acidity. Pinot Gris is grown throughout the world, known also in Austria as Grauburgunder and Rulander. Biokult Naken – 90% Pinot Gris, 10% Muskateller Organic farming works in harmony with natural ecosystems to preserve and protect life’s diversity and species for future generations. Healthier soil produces outstanding quality grapes and their resulting wines capture the true essence of the winery’s terroir, creating a “taste of place,” and a delightful glass of wine. Abstinence from artificial fertilizers and stabilizers guarantee unadulterated enjoyment.

All Biokult vintners are obliged to certified organic production, environmental protection, biodiversity, and the promotion of healthy soils in their vineyards. Produced in partnership with three small family owned vineyards, Biokult Nakenis a unique creative project of our winery partner Biokult, in the Burgenland region of Austria. Introducing Biokult Naken Organic Orange Wine The best orange wines show the true characteristics of the white grape being used and keep the funky smells and sour flavor profiles to a subtle background. Depending on the time on the skins and the fermentation process, orange wines can be light and fruity, oxidized (nutty or cooked fruit flavors), sour (like a sour beer), or bold and complex. Orange wines also tend to be lower in alcohol and light in body. Most orange winemakers use only native yeast (no inoculation) and little or no additives such as sulfites. Orange wines are generally considered to be “ natural wines,” usually grown organically or Biodynamically, produced with minimal intervention. Orange wine has become a growing category over the past several years and can be found from many countries around the world. Orange is one of the many colors of these “skin contact” wines, and any white grape can be used to make orange wine. A longer time on the skins gives these wines more red-wine characteristics, such as body and tannins, while maintaining the character and acidity of a white wine. They are vinified using the process for red wines, macerating the grapes on their skins.

Orange wine is a white wine that has been fermented with grape skins and seeds, left in contact with the juice long enough to imbue the finished wine with a beautiful orange or amber color. As for tasting notes? Schueller says he picks up a burst of tangerine zest, nectarine, lemon oil, and baked pears.You may have heard about the trendy “orange wine” taking natural wine bars by storm, but what is it, and mostly importantly, is it good? Orange wine is NOT made of oranges, nor is it a cocktail using orange juice and wine. The ZBO retains its fruitiness and freshness, which makes it a perfect orange wine for beginners. But the nose is deceptive: This orange wine, Schueller says, is completely dry on the palate. (For those more familiar with beer, close your eyes and you could be just as easily smelling a Belgian white Ale). “It reminds me of spring and early summer time with lots of white floral notes, apricot, chamomile, honey, white pepper, ginger, baking spices-there’s so much going on,” Schueller says. As a result, it has an intense nose that jumps out of the glass. Aged in clay amphora and spending 180 days on its skins, the orange wine comes from Australia’s McLaren Vale region, where Italian and Mediterranean varieties have thrived for generations. This Brash Higgins ZBO bottle, though, is a phenomenal example of an orange wine that’s versatile, and it partners well with a variety of dishes, including curries, Korean barbecue, fried fish, roast pork, and more, Schueller says.

Orange wine, somewhat unfairly, gets cast as “hard to pair,” says Gary Schueller, a wine buyer, consultant and founder of Subterranean, an advisory practice that works at the intersection of wine, food, sports, culture, and social impact. Brash Higgins ZBO Ricca Terra Farms Zibibbo Brash Higgins ZBO Ricca Terra Farms Zibibbo Courtesy Image 1.
