2020 'Orange Utan'

A magical orange blend of Riesling and Muscat with up to six weeks of skin contact then left to rest for one year in very old and large barrels. It is like grown up Fanta! Spices, citrus fruits, and flowers with a heap of acidity and serious refreshment value. A portion of the sales of these wines go towards orangutan conservation, something that Jan Klein is passionate about. At almost 1,200 years old, Weingut Staffelter-Hof is THE oldest working winery in the world. Whoa. The first mention ...Read More...

A magical orange blend of Riesling and Muscat with up to six weeks of skin contact then left to rest for one year in very old and large barrels. It is like grown up Fanta! Spices, citrus fruits, and flowers with a heap of acidity and serious refreshment value. A portion of the sales of these wines go towards orangutan conservation, something that Jan Klein is passionate about.

At almost 1,200 years old, Weingut Staffelter-Hof is THE oldest working winery in the world. Whoa. The first mention of the Staffelter Hof estate and house was found in documents dated 862 AD, but the Klein family has owned the site since 1805, securing it from Napoleon. As is much the case with most European wine families, it has been handed down gen after gen and is today run by Jan Mattias Klein. These wines are atypical for the Mosel; certified organic, wild fermented and finished without additions. Proper naturweine; so pure, so expressive. It’s so intriguing to see a winemaker flourish in both the classics and the more modern and experimental styles. 

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