Karl May Winery – NOrange Silvaner

The NOrange Silvaner 2022 from Karl May Winery is an orange wine from Rheinhessen. First it was an experiment, now it's a statement: Karl May's orange wine delivers on its promise. An orange wine is made when the pressed grapes are left on the mash for a period of time. After that, the actual pressing and aging in wooden barrels takes place. Peter and Fritz May explicitly forgo filtration and sulfur during bottling. It comes in a luminous orange and doesn't fit into any traditional wine category.

On the nose, the NOrange Silvaner shows ripe fruit, juicy yellow apple, meadow hay and herbs, with a fine spice of white pepper on the finish. In terms of structure, the wine is more reminiscent of red wine and shines with an extraordinary aroma.

NOrange – but an Orange Wine

The NOrange is a skin-fermented orange wine made from Silvaner grapes, which were hand-picked on September 9, 2022. The grapes were allowed to ferment with their skins. After 14 days, the must was pressed off and filled into 500l tonneaux, where it was allowed to mature until it was bottled unsulfured and unfiltered.

The result is an orange-colored wine with a great aroma, the full bouquet of Silvaner, and a wonderful mouthfeel.

Organic inspection body DE-ÖKO-039 – German Agriculture