Level: beginner, enthusiast, (semi)professional
Time : 15:30-16:15
As a natural wine aficionado, you are probably familiar with orange wine. But did you know that this wine-making technique is as old as the hills? Simon J Woolf takes you on a whirlwind history tour through Europe and the Caucasus and answers questions such as:
- What does the term orange wine actually mean?
- Where did this tradition come from?
- Why was there no orange wine category 20 years ago?
Simon created a selection of five natural wines that are also at the festival to show the diversity of this exciting category. You will taste following wines together:
- Marco Merli, Tristo Bianco
- Chinado, Curtimenta
- Domain Milan, Luna & Gaia
- Pivnica Čaikov, Godfather
- Bushgirl, Chardonnay Skin
Simon J Woolf is an award-winning English author and wine writer, currently based in The Netherlands. He is the editor of The Morning Claret, an online wine magazine that specializes in natural, biodynamic, organic, and orange wine. Simon’s first book “Amber Revolution – How the world learned to love orange wine” was published in 2018, and won the Roederer Wine Book of the Year award in 2019. Simon has also won numerous awards for his magazine features and online columns.
