Orange Wine Country|France | Wayward Wines

Country – France

‘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. 

Yannick Meckert
Stupeur et Tremblement 2024

An inviting Poulsard-pink in the glass, with layer upon layer of complexity – blood orange bitters, spice, rose petals and peach. A category-defying wine. Find out more.

  • Region Rosheim, Alsace, France
  • Grapes Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris & Pinot Noir
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£36

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Patricia & Rémi Bonneton
La Tangente 'Ho'oponopono' 2023

A hazy, sandy gold in the glass, there is an abundance of intense apricot and pineapple fruits with a peach iced tea-like quality and long, herb-flecked 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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Patrick Bouju & Justine Loiseau
Ergastoline 2020

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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Mataburro
Quartet Blanc 2024

A brand new (and possibly one-off) cuvée from Mataburro. Pithy, tense, and invigorating giving kiwi, lime, flowers and white pepper. Find out more.

  • Region Perpignan, Roussillon, France
  • Grapes Viognier & Grenache Gris
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£28.95

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La Grange Du Nord
Le Fil Qui Chante 2023

A unique wine that balances savoury, umami aspects with sweet almond and floral tones. The press of the red grape lifts the overall acidity, lending some brighter notes that cut through the curious mix of white flowers, marzipan and woody spices. Find out more.

  • Region Gard, Southern Rhône, France
  • Grapes Roussane, Cinsault & Clairette
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£26.50

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ABRACADABRA
mUsKAT f.M. 2023

Gently fruit-forward with notes of forced rhubarb and a bloody mineral edge. An experimental, category-defying cuvée falling somewhere between rosé and orange. Find out more.

  • Region Pressat, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Muscat à Petits Grains & Gamay d'Auvergne
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£39.50

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ABRACADABRA
KaPri-C! 2023

All tart vibrant fruit with salty backbone reminiscent of pickles and brine which sit alongside a soft creamy edge and light pearlescent tingle on the palate. Find out more.

  • Region Pressat, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Viognier & Cinsault
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£36

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Thomas Jacquin
Fromenteau 2020 MAGNUM

Fantastically complex with yellow citrus, nutty spice and minerals, with just the right amount of grip that indicates it will evolve beautifully over time. Find out more.

  • Region Cramans, Jura, France
  • Grapes Savagnin
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£115

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