2024 Florez Wines, Kind Of Orange Skin Fermented Cienega Valley, California Liguria Happiest in the cellar

Happiest in the cellar

Average age of the vineyard: 18-22 years

In the 1950’s

Vine Age: Planted in 1965

Petrignone estate in Forlì

2024 Florez Wines, Kind Of Orange Skin Fermented Cienega Valley, California Liguria Happiest in the cellarYears past Kind of Orange was made from Sauvignon Blanc from Mendocino. Unfortunately, that vineyard fell into disrepair, and Kind of Orange had to be reinvented. While I was listening to a podcast featuring John Kongsgaard in which he was talking about how Viognier was an aromatic variety with notable tannins the light bulb turned on for me. How ideal for an orange wine! Opportunely, Viognier had just become available to me from a promising site near