Liquid Sundowner

Liquid Sundowner is an orange wine from Kéthely, near Lake Balaton, made from a 4-grape blend: Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Welschriesling and Chardonnay (mainly 35/35/15/15). The grapes are grown organically and biodynamically on loess, sand and loam soils with touches of limestone, then harvested by hand.
The juice ferments with its skins for 5 to 45 days, which gives the wine its deep colour, gentle tannins and more structure than a classic white. Fermentation happens spontaneously with natural yeasts, in a mix of amphora, clayver, used 500 L barrels and tanks. After that, the wine spends about 10 months resting on its lees before bottling, without fining or filtration and with very little added sulphur.
In the glass you can expect stone fruit and dried apricot notes, citrus peel and gentle spice from the Traminer, with freshness from Welschriesling and Chardonnay. It’s a dry, characterful orange wine that works well slightly chilled (12–14 °C), especially with flavourful sharing plates and hearty snacks.