Orange Wine Style|Cloudy Funky + Wild | Wayward Wines

Style – Cloudy Funky + Wild

‘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. 

Weingut Brand
Wilder Satz Pur 2023

A bracingly zippy, palate-cleansing wine that buzzes with tart white grapefruit citrus and softens into the creamy peaks of a lemon meringue pie. A real zinger! Find out more.

  • Region Bockenheim, Pfalz, Germany
  • Grapes Müller Thurgau, Riesling, Kerner, Silvaner, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder & Grauburgunder
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£21.75

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Antonio Gismondi
Cerreto 2023

A delicate, weightless wine that seems to evaporate on the palate. The extraction is gentle and restrained, leaving the wine a pale gold with lifted aromas of floral blossom and white grapefruit pith, with just a hint of smokiness creeping through from the basalt bedrock. Find out more.

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

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PolOpuesto
El Otro Lado 2021

Orange wine heaven - nobody had really thought to give Torrontes a skin maceration until now, but we're certainly glad that Pol Andsnes had the brainwave. Deep amber, quince, orange blossom and so much concentration of flavour. Find out more.

  • Region Tunuyán, Uco Valley, Argentina
  • Grapes Torrontes
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£26.25

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Antonio Gismondi
Pietre 2023

A briny, sharp wine of refreshment that bursts with salty lemon citrus and a little peachy flesh. The vines in this particular parcel reach down to a layer of volcanic bedrock which binds the abundance of tropical fruit with an unmistakable aroma of smoke and gives tension to the acidity. Find out more.

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

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Celler Comalats
Marquesa 2023

Quenching maceration of Picapoll that fits the easy-drinking, accessible end of the orange wine spectrum with aplomb. Full of peachy stone fruits, ripe melon and confected pear drops with a soft, pulpy mouthfeel, textured with judicious grip. Find out more.

  • Region Lleida, Catalunya, Spain
  • Grapes Picapoll
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£21.50

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A Los Viñateros
Bravos Pipeño Blanco 2021

Smoky, floral tangerine juice from Chile’s Itata valley? Look no further. Some real-deal rustic farmhouse nourishment and a world away from the more commercial style of this country. It’s in a big bottle for a reason! Find out more.

  • Region Itata Valley, Maule, Chile
  • Grapes Muscat of Alexandria
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, light filtration, unfined, no additional sulphites
£19.75

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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
£33.50

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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. Find out more.

  • Region Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Zibibbo
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£49.50

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François Saint-Lô
Hey GG! 2021

A real curiosity of a wine from Saint-Lô, and a brand new cuvée too. Light on its feet, supple and juicy. Something tea-like to the tannic structure, with stew-y forest fruits and vibrant aromas. A wine of intrigue! Find out more.

  • Region Saumur, Loire, France
  • Grapes Grolleau Gris
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£33

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Malauva
Tierra! 2021

A lean, thirst-quenching wine coming from 40-year-old vines grown on volcanic soils in the municipality of Orvieto, a few kilometres from Lazio and Tuscany. Vibrant and refreshing, Tierra packs layers of salt, citrus and fleshy white fruit with a nutty, brioche finish. Find out more.

  • Region Umbria, Italy
  • Grapes Procanico, Druppeggio, Verdello & Malvasia
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£26.25

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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

Fabio Ferracane
Aggiara 2021

Next-level sister wine to Fabio's 'Macerato' cuvée with a more refined process. Here, an extended time in amphora has imprinted a whole new textural identity on that same herbal, pithy and deep maceration of Catarratto. There is the familiar eucalyptus and salt-tinged apricot stone fruit, but here the tannins feel filed-down and beautifully fine-grained from the contact with the clay vessel. Find out more.

  • Region Marsala, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Catarratto
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£38.50

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Staffelter Hof
Little Bastard 2023

Mosel Riesling, but not as you know it. Sauvignon Blanc, Muller Thurgau and Muscat, the wine is cloudy and has a refreshing spritz. It's zippy, fresh and funky. Find out more.

  • Region Kröv, Mosel, Germany
  • Grapes Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Muller Thurgau & Muscat
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25.50

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Vinyes Singulars
Xarel-lo Amphora 2021

The eponymous vessel always seems to lend a diffused, wide-open quality to the aromas of a wine - here white peach, melon and prickly white peppercorn provide a highly fragrant lift to the overall shape and balance. Tannins from the short maceration feel sanded-down and granular, raw lemon citrus gives a piquant twang, cutting through the smoky, pithy white grapefruit and tailing long into the finish. Find out more.

  • Region Alt Penedès, Catalonia, Spain
  • Grapes Xarel-lo
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£27.25

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Val de Combrès
Les Champs Magnetiques 2022

A 15-day maceration of Roussanne blended with a direct-press of Vermentino and Grenache Blanc. In a lightly oxidative style, the wine was assembled into 600 litre demi-muid barrels for 6 months with no topping up. An intriguing blend of fresh, fleshy stone fruits, sitting alongside the saline complexity of the oxidation. Find out more.

  • Region Luberon, Southern Rhône, France
  • Grapes Roussanne, Vermentino & Grenache Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25

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Schödl Family
Safari 2023

A sure-fire banger here in in Schödl's entry-level wine. A miscellany of local grapes - Grüner, Welschriesling, Muscat & Weissburgunder - marry together, each contributing a little of their character in harmonious balance. Ripe stone fruits, floaty perfume and some sharp, zingy acid. Find out more.

  • Region Loidesthal, Wienviertel, Austria
  • Grapes Grüner, Welschriesling, Muscat & Weissburgunder
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£24

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Christian Binner
Si Rose NV

Aromas of heady lily, spring blossoms, rose petals... the fruit is also appropriately tropical; grapefruit, lychee, quince. It's thrilling stuff. Find out more.

  • Region Colmar, Alsace, France
  • Grapes Gewürztraminerr & Pinot Gris
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£37

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Antonio Gismondi
Cerreto 2023 MAGNUM

A delicate, weightless wine that seems to evaporate on the palate. The extraction is gentle and restrained, leaving the wine a pale gold with lifted aromas of floral blossom and white grapefruit pith, with just a hint of smokiness creeping through from the basalt bedrock. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia di Candia
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£49.50

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Ajola
Bianco #2 2022

A spritely skin-contact number from Jacopo - heady with wildflowers, minerals, yellow plums and citrus peel leading to fine tannins and a clean salty finish. Find out more.

  • Region Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
  • Grapes Procanico, Malvasia Toscana, Verdello & Drupeggio
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£29.25

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Jean-Marc Dreyer
'Origin' Riesling Macération 2022

The wine sees just a week of gentle maceration outside the cellar, it is then aged in large old barrel. Here the Riesling is showing a more savoury and herbaceous side, with a bright, salty finish. Find out more.

  • Region Rosheim, Alsace, France
  • Grapes Riesling
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£35.50

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Antonio Gismondi
Pietre 2023 MAGNUM

A briny, sharp wine of refreshment that bursts with salty lemon citrus and a little peachy flesh. Interestingly, the vines in this particular parcel reach down to a layer of volcanic bedrock which imparts an unmistakable aroma of smoke and some welcome tension to the acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia di Candia & Falanghina
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£49.50

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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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