What Is Orange Wine? And Why Is It on Every Brunch Menu?

May 30, 2026 | Orange wine isn't made from oranges — and it isn't a trend. It's the oldest wine in the world, made for 8,000 years in Georgia using clay vessels called qvevri.

Today, it's on every brunch menu. So, is it worth the hype, or just expensive, amber-coloured marketing?

I taste three orange wines — the icon, the ancient original, and the supermarket version — and answer the questions people are too embarrassed to ask: what it is, why it's everywhere, and when NOT to order it.

I'm Anya Gariboldi — sommelier, wine judge, WSET Diploma. Stop ordering wine to impress. Start ordering wine you actually understand.

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First it was English winemakers that had vineyards in traditional wine-making regions such as France looking over their shoulder, now it is Wales, after a “deliciously fresh” pinot noir from Monmouthshire scooped a prestigious wine award.

White Castle Vineyard’s “pinot noir reserve 2018”, a red wine that costs £25.50 a bottle, has become the first Welsh vintage to win a gold medal in the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).

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