Style – Ageworthy

‘What is orange natural wine?’ - the question we are asked most frequently on an average day at Wayward. Named for its colour, natural orange wine is made using white grapes, but vinified as one would a red. That means the skins stay on through the process, often the stalks and stems too, bleeding pigment into the wine and producing all manner of deep golden, amber, ochre hues in the glass.

This creates tannic structure too - which makes them more complex than your everyday white wine and coupled with their lifted aromatics you are in sensory overload territory. 

Le Coste
Bianco 2021

One of the best vintages of Bianco we've tried in some time! Always a real nectar, this wine is a great introduction to the many ways Le Coste have with their macerated whites. A glowing amber in the glass, with heady aromatics and neat tannins. Mouth-watering stuff that will have you reaching for another glass. Find out more.

  • Region Gradoli, Lazio, Italy
  • Grapes Procanico, Malvasia, Roscetto, Pedino, Vermentino, Romanesco & Ansonica
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£37

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Domaine de l'Octavin
Hip Hip J... Savagnin 2020

The Octavin gnomes are at play once again... Here this cult Jura producer experiments with an extremely long skin maceration of Savagnin. Highly unconventional, but the results are stunning. Spiced, aromatic stone fruits and a persistent tannic structure. Find out more.

  • Region Arbois, Jura, France
  • Grapes Savagnin
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£48.75

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Antonio Gismondi
Foresta 2022

From a different site at lower altitude where the obscure pink-skinned Trebbiano Rosa varietal is planted over soils of heavy clay, this is the more robust and structured of Antonio's wines, whilst still retaining his trademark purity and freshness. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Trebbiano Rosa & Malvasia di Candia
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23.50

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L'Arbre Blanc
Les Fesses 2019

L'Arbre Blanc’s intriguing blend of Pinot Gris & Sauvignon Blanc from the iron-rich volcanic soils of the Auvergne. lifted aromatics of peaches and spice with a crackle of volcanic minerality, then such a pure palate, gripping tannic elements, dried fruits, quince and some creamy malolactic notes. Heavenly! Find out more.

  • Region Saint-Sandoux, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Pinot Gris & Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£48

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La Salada
Sota Els Ametllers 2022

Malvasia de Sitges, foot-crushed, on skins for ten days in clay tinajas. Soaring aromatics, a resinous, pine-y quality, tinned peaches, ginger & prickly white grapefruit with a herby, medicinal lilt. Find out more.

  • Region Penedès, Catalonia, Spain
  • Grapes Malvasia de Sitges
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£33.50

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Patricia & Rémi Bonneton
La Tangente 'Ho'oponopono' 2022

A maceration of Viognier, Marsanne & Roussanne grown over limestone, acquired from the Gard in the south. A powerfully structured wine, balancing a relatively low gravity with bold, mouth-coating tannins. A hazy, sandy gold in the glass, there is an abundance of intense apricot fruits with a peach iced tea-like quality that lends real dryness to the palate as it tails into a long, herbal finish. Find out more.

  • Region Étables, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Viognier, Marsanne & Roussanne
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£34

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Cantina Giardino
T’ara Rà 2021

Giardino's Greco with the highest altitude and as such, the freshest of all their often highly complex macerated whites. Almond-y stone fruits, with the tufo soils imparting an unmistakable puff of volcanic smoke. Find out more.

  • Region Irpinia, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Greco
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£34.50

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Frank Cornelissen
Munjebel Bianco 2019

Rich, oily Etna Bianco with herbaceous, saline, stone fruits wrapped up in a veil of volcano smoke. A crackle of acidity cuts everything through through with real tension. A wine that will reward the patient and age beautifully. Find out more.

  • Region Etna, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Grecanico Dorato & Carricante
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, light filtration, unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£45

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Fabio Ferracane
Macerato 2022

Highly aromatic, burnished amber maceration of Catarrato. Sea-salted apricot with a heady waft of wild herbs and flowers float out of the glass preceding grippy, mouth-coating tannins and a resinous pine cone quality, inflected with medicinal eucalyptus. Exactly the style of orange wine that we love! Find out more.

  • Region Marsala, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Catarratto
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£35.50

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Bbirbiciù
Testa di Ghiaca 2021

100% Zibibbo from 60 year-old bush vines fermented on the skins in amphora buried in the sandy volcanic soils of the vineyard. The concentration of the wine is impressive, glowing a sandy gold in the glass and generously textured. heady floral notes, ripe tropical fruits and exotic spices leap from the glass. An otherworldly delight. Find out more.

  • Region Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Zibibbo
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£49

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Pierluigi Zampaglione
Don Chisciotte Fiano 2020

Highly complex Fiano, made as it always was, with a long skin maceration. Savoury and golden, with layers of salty almond and oily lemon balm citrus. Brilliantly structured, this wine has real presence. Find out more.

  • Region Irpinia, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Fiano
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£28.50

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Jean-Marc Dreyer
'Origin' Gewürztraminer Macération 2021

Here the maceration technique really brings out the sultry, tropical notes of the Gewürztraminer; the aromas are humid and exotic, perhaps akin to stumbling around a botanical garden after a couple of drinks. A highly distinctive grape handled with much the same singularity. Find out more.

  • Region Rosheim, Alsace, France
  • Grapes Gewürztraminer
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£36.50

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Domaine de l'Octavin
Hip Hip J... Chardonnay 2020 - Back In Stock Soon

The grapes were macerated as whole bunches for two months, before being pressed to cuve until the following spring. Reflecting the vintage, this is plush with stone fruits, which are cut with a pleasant tension and stony minerality. Jura Chardonnay at its most immediate and easygoing. Find out more.

  • Region Arbois, Jura, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£43

Patrick Bouju & Justine Loiseau
Ergastoline 2020

Made using Bergeron, a highly obscure strain of Roussanne that is found in the alpine region of Savoie. Macerated on the skins and aged in barrel, it is is ripe and exotic on the nose, with dry tea-like tannins. Incredibly delicate, alluring and one of Bouju's harder to track down cuvées. Find out more.

  • Region St Georges Sur Allier, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Bergeron
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£63

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Domaine de l'Octavin
Hip Hip J... Savagnin 2020 MAGNUM

The Octavin gnomes are at play once again... Here this cult Jura producer experiments with an extremely long skin maceration of Savagnin. Highly unconventional, but the results are stunning. Spiced, aromatic stone fruits and a persistent tannic structure. Big bottle! Find out more.

  • Region Arbois, Jura, France
  • Grapes Savagnin
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£121.50

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François Saint-Lô
Les Pouches Maceration 2021

The macerated version of the wonderful 'Les Pouches' Chenin - a method that makes so much sense with this taut, fleshy wine. It really boosts the overall texture and aroma, and makes that electrically-charged finish zing on for even longer. So good! Find out more.

  • Region Saumur, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£42

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La Stoppa
Ageno 2020

Unreal levels of depth, concentration and complexity are to be found in this show-stopping, deeply amber wine. So many things to pick out aromatically it's hard to know where to start. Find out more.

  • Region Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia, Ortrugo, Trebbiano
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£45.50

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Amélie Vuillet & Sébastien Jacques
Vin Dzi 2022

A wonderfully open and expressive blend of Chardonnay and Savagnin. 2022 had an uncommonly warm and dry growing season, the most generous vintage in recent memory and one which was much needed in these parts. Find out more.

  • Region Molamboz, Jura
  • Grapes Chardonnay & Savagnin
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£60

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Arnaud Chapuis
Ouverture Maceration 2022

100% Aligote, macerated in whole bunches, then pressed off in Arnaud's small basket press. It's got incredibly ripe fruit, balanced with a taut minerality and focus. Find out more.

  • Region Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
  • Grapes Aligote
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£44

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Cà de Noci
Notte di Luna 2021

Notte is everything we love about Italian skin-contact wines; the Malvasia & Moscato here providing an almost never-ending list of complex aromatics: rose blossom, lime pith, ginger, tinned peaches, clementine zest and more. Find out more.

  • Region Quattro Castella, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Spergola, Malvasia & Moscato
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£38.50

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