{"id":36085,"date":"2026-03-31T06:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?p=36085"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:49:58","slug":"top-slovenian-wine-orange-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/en\/gastronomy\/wine\/top-slovenian-wine-orange-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Slovenian wine: Orange wine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slovenian orange wines are becoming increasingly popular and famous not only in Europe but also across the “pond”. In this article we explore the tastes of the top Slovenian wine – orange wine. In Slovenia orange wines originate in the Primorska region. <\/strong><\/h2>

Orange wines represent a relatively small, but very important niche in the global and Slovenian wine market because respect for tradition combined with modern wine production insights have proven to be a winning formula for both producers and consumers. Orange wines are well known in Slovenia. <\/p>

Orange wines became popular a few decades ago, however, the orange wines are nothing new, as the first orange wines were drunk some 6,000 years ago in Georgia. The revival of this ancient process of orange wine production in Slovenia has occurred in the last twenty years. <\/p>

What exactly is orange wine and how is it made?<\/strong><\/h2>

Orange wine is a type of white wine<\/strong> made from white grape varieties, such as Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The difference lies in the production process – orange wines are left in contact with grape skins over a longer period of time (maceration)<\/strong>. The same procedure is commonly used for red wine production. As they macerate with their skins, seeds, and stems (like red wines) for several weeks or even months, additional color pigments<\/strong> and tannins are eluted from grape skins which give the orange wines a deep orange or golden hue, hence the name.<\/p>

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