The Morning Claret

Simon J Woolf & Friends on Wild and Wonderful Wines

Month: January 2018

Hofer Orange Sauvignon Blanc 2017 from Waldherr
4 minute read

Supermarket surprise – Hofer Orange 2017

Austrian supermarket chain Hofer (AKA Aldi) isn’t the first place one expects to find an orange wine for sale. But Waldherr’s “Orange” Sauvignon Blanc 2017 was on the shelves in December.

Vincent Eymann
2 minute read

Eymann Gewürztraminer MDG #3

Almost every week, Simon selects an orange wine (a white wine made with extended skin contact) that grabbed his attention. View the whole series here. Germany isn’t a country that’s taken quickly to the orange wine trend. Compared to neighbouring Austria, which has Read more