Our 2024 Orange Fraiche is a delightful orange wine crafted with cool climate Washington Riesling grapes fermented on the skins for 25 days.

Orange-style wines are produced by fermenting white wine grapes in contact with the grape skins (and, in our case, the whole clusters including the stems as well).

The tannins extracted from the time on the skins and whole clusters give our orange style wines a body and mouthfeel similar to a lighter bodied red, while the typical acid-forward style of our Riesling brings a zesty, citrus packed punch that makes this the perfect year-round wine. It’s the ‘swiss army knife’ of food pairing wines thanks to that combination of additional body and bright acidity.

As far as tasting notes, cantaloupe, lemongrass, fresh snow, tangerine, & jasmine greet the nose, while elderflower, lemon balm, candied orange peel, starfruit, lemon hard candy, fresh oranges, & a hint of limestone await in glass. Like a spring sunset fading into tangerine dreams or straw spun into gold, it surprises and delights.

Cheers, from our table to yours!

Viv & Team RAM Cellars

Crafted with a blend of Riesling from:

South Hill Vineyards
Underwood Mountain
Columbia Valley, Washington State
&
Crowe Vineyards
Benton City
Columbia Valley, Washington State

355 cases produced