Das ist Schön, Schloss Mühlenhof
Organic
Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Das ist Schön, Schloss Mühlenhof - 2022

750 mL
Item # 48908

A dry white blend of Scheurebe and Müller-Thurgau with a touch of Gelber Muskateller. The vines are 23 years-old on average, and undergo 14 days of skin maceration. The wine spends 20 weeks on the lees with batonnage. Pair this dry and fruit-forward amber wine with fried fish and potato salad.

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Practicing Organic

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

Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Orange wine is made by using white wine grapes, which are pressed and left in contact with the skins, seeds, and stems for an extended period of time, similar to how red wine is made.

This prolonged maceration extracts color, tannins, and phenols, giving the wine a darker, sometimes orange color. It also produces a wine with more structure and intense flavor.

Maceration times can vary between a few hours to many months, with longer contact giving more color and extraction.


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