Curated guide of the best Spanish orange wine

Orange wine can mean two different things in Spain. “Vino de naranja” is a wine that has been fortified with alcohol macerated with orange rind. The result is similar to Vermouth, and in Spain it’s typical from Andalusia where they use oranges from Seville (which is why you’ll often hear it referred as Seville orange wine). Instead “vino naranja” has nothing to do with oranges. It is a white wine made with white grapes that are left to ferment with their skins on, the same way it’s done with reds and rosés. The main difference is that for reds and rosés you use red grapes, and that for rosés the skins are only left fermenting for a few hours – just to get a color touch.

For the goal of this post we’ll be focusing in the second type of orange wines (since Seville orange wine is hard to find outside of the Seville area). Orange wines are now gaining popularity, and now that the Holy Season is coming, serving it during your family meals is a sure way to wow everyone. Bonus point: most of them incorporate lower levels of sugar and tend to be natural wines.