Vitovska, Vodopivec
Organic
Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Vitovska, Vodopivec - 2016

Item # 38891 750 mL

Paolo Vodopivec is in the same camp as Gravner but makes wines remarkably different. First, the color is a light golden color, you would hardly think of this as an orange wine. This is fermented in amphorae and aged 2 1/2 years in botti. Vodopivec works solely with Vitovska in his six hectares of vineyards, believing this grape to be the true voice of the Carso.

$49.96/ Single Bottle
$599.52 $539.57/ Case of 12
You Save 10%
Enter a delivery zip code
Check Availability
Free shipping on first web orders over $299
available for pickup by noon Today Pick-up this item at our shop!
Color
Vintage
Country
Sub-Region
Producer
Grape Variety
This item is featured in a tasting on: tasting date
This item is featured in: WineClub
This item is featured in AstorCenterClass at Astor Center

Production Methods

Organic
Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.


Need Help Deciding? Get personal recommendations from our staff

Glossary

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Famous for its fascinating and unusual white wines, this region is home to many avant-garde winemakers (such as Gravner and Vie di Romans) who have expanded their repertoire of winemaking styles to include both the most modern, stainless-steel and barrique-influenced wines, to über-traditional wines with long maceration periods, fermented in clay amphorae. The grape that benefits most from the latter of these unusual and ancient techniques is the white varietal, Ribola Gialla, which yields...

Read more about Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Sign up. Get 10% Off.

Get a promo code for 10% off when you sign up for our emails.

Offer available to new subscribers. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Does not apply to items on sale, solid cases, corporate orders, or orders containing an item priced at more than $10,000.