Gsellmann - Traminer 2013

A typically elegant orange wine from this skilled Burgenland winemaker

There's a bit of a myth that aromatic white varieties don't work well with extended skin contact. It is true that non-aromatic varieties like Ribolla Gialla, Pinot Grigio and Malvasia Istriana take to maceration like a duck to water, but the technique can work with our more fragrant friends as well.

If you've tried the wonderful skin macerated wines made…