Starter bottle
Lunella Orange
Lunella Orange is the glass to start with: bright, floral, and close enough to white wine that the color does not feel like a dare.
LunellaOrange- Place
- Friuli, Italy
- Taste
- Floral · Citrus · Honey
- Try it if
- You want an easy first glass
Why this is a first bottle
Friuli, in northeastern Italy, makes some of the clearest beginner orange wines. A short time on the skins keeps citrus and flowers in the glass and adds honeyed aroma without turning the wine into tea. Lunella Orange sits on that easy end.
This page is a starting point, not a shop. There is no price, no vintage list, and no claim that a bottle is waiting in stock. If a shop does not have this one, ask for another bright Friuli skin-contact wine in the same mood.
How to drink it
Serve it cool, in a normal wine glass. It likes a first course, herbs, and anything with olive oil. It should taste dry. Honey in the aroma is not sugar, which is the point of is orange wine sweet?.
When this feels familiar, Ramin Orange from Slovenia is the next step: still easy, with more spice and tea.
Questions people ask
Is Lunella Orange a sweet wine?
No. The honey note is aroma. This is a dry, bright orange wine meant for a first glass, not dessert.