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What is Skin Contact Wine? A Guide to Orange Wine
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If you've been paying attention to the wine world over the last decade, you've probably noticed orange wine showing up on natural wine lists, at trendy restaurants, and in the Instagram feeds. But what exactly is skin contact wine, and why does it taste so different from everything else in the glass? Here's everything you need to know. What is Skin Contact Wine? Skin contact wine, commonly called orange wine, is made by fermenting white grapes with their skins left on. That might sound simple, but it's a fundamental departure from how most white wine is made. In conventional white...