News Red, White and Orange Wines "Orange wines"—a current favorite of hipster sommeliers—are white wines that are kept at length on the grape skins as they are made. One result: their resistance to oxygen is increased, so they stay fresh longer when opened. By Ray Isle Ray Isle Instagram Twitter Title: Executive Wine EditorLocation: New York, NYEducation: -BA, Rice University -MA, Boston University -Stegner Fellow in Writing, Stanford UniversityExpertise: Wine, Spirits, Cocktails, TravelRay Isle is one of the wine world's foremost writers and speakers. He has been writing about wine, spirits, and cocktails for 20 years, regularly appears on national television and in other media, and speaks at wine and food events around the globe.Experience: Ray Isle is the executive wine editor at Food & Wine, and the wine and spirits editor for Travel + Leisure. He writes Food & Wine's monthly "Bottle Service" column, and contributes regular print and online features about wine, spirits, and wine-related travel to both brands. His articles have also appeared in Departures, the Washington Post, Time, and more. Ray has been nominated three times for the James Beard Award in beverage writing, and is a two-time winner of the IACP Award for Narrative Beverage Writing. His book "Real Wine: What It Is, Who Makes It, Where to Find It" is forthcoming in 2023 from Scribner Books. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on March 31, 2015 Share Tweet Pin Email Uncorked Wines that Last: 10 Uncorked Wines that Won't Fade How to Keep Open Bottles Fresh The Box-Wine Bonus Orange Wines: 2007 Coenobium Rusticum ($35) A blend of Trebbiano and other grapes from Italy's Lazio region, this exotic, honey-scented white is produced by Cistercian nuns, with help from consulting winemaker Giampiero Bea. NV Camillo Donati Malvasia Seco ($21) Hazy and pale orange in color, this dry sparkling white wine from central Italy's Emilia-Romagna region is crisp, incredibly refreshing and full of lively green-apple and citrus flavors. 2007 Movia Lunar ($44) The most extreme of Slovenian winemaker Ales Kristancic's many extreme wines, this deep-orange-hued Ribolla Gialla is fermented and aged for seven months in barrels buried 30 feet underground. It's minerally and apple-inflected. More Wine and Spirits Tips: Perfect Pairings Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit