K & L Wine Merchants
San Francisco Store
855 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA, 94107
Phone: (415) 896-1734
Hours:
Monday-Friday 10AM-7PM
Saturday 9AM-6PM
Sunday 11AM-6PM
K&L Wine Merchants came recommended to me by Terroir Natural Wine Bar & Merchant as a shop to find a wide variety of orange wines varying in price range. From Terroir, just a 15 minute walk through the streets of San Francisco and here I was, happy to know that some of the orange wines here started in the $20usd price range! This is prefect for a first time orange wine drinker curious to see what it's all about.
Orange wine is not orange flavored wine, nor is it wine made from oranges!
So what exactly is orange wine?
Pretty much it's wine made from white wine grapes, which are left on their skins and for some makers even the seeds and stems. This process leads the wine to become orange in color, and the wine to possess tannins. (that dry feeling in the front of the mouth/gums)
There's a great article on Wine Folly that talks about orange wines, the wine making process, and different makers. Check it out below.
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| From Wine Folly's article on orange wines |
Pheasant's Tears an orange wine from Georgia is the bottle I decided to try because 1. It was in my price range for a first time taster of orange wine. (below $25usd) 2. I was told by the staff of K&L that this wine is a fuller in body and an in your face expression of what orange wine is all about, because this bottle in particular sat on its' skins,stems, and seeds for 3 weeks.
This is what I got out of this bottle...
Interesting indeed! and unlike anything I have ever tried, but I had to really dive in and search for the aromas in this bottle.
Color: Deep gold- pale amber
Nose: Medium - intensity of aromas of green plum, sour cherry, sweet cedar, old flowers, and light hints of butter scotch.
Palate: Dry, medium well integrated acidity, medium + mouth coating tannins, medium body, and a medium intensity of flavors of under ripe strawberries, wax apple, sour orange, and a slight tinge of lemon juice.
Long grippy finish.
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| Check out more from Pheasant's Tears vineyard www.pheasantstears.com |
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| Want to know more about Georgian wines www.gwa.ge |
K&L Wine Merchants SF
Orange wines galore, new world and old
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| Tasting notes: http://www.klwines.com/p/i?i=1169539 Orange wines from Slovenia www.kabaj.si |
Pinot Gris from New Zealand made in the orange wine style
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| Notes on this wine: http://www.klwines.com/p/i?i=1198287 |
Oregon Willamette Valley Riesling, orange style
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| More about this bottle: http://www.klwines.com/p/i?i=1223860 |
