https://sommo.app/tags/skin-contact-wine/Recent content in Skin Contact Wine on Sommo — AI Wine Scanner, WSET Prep & Wine Journal AppHugoen-USSommoFri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://sommo.app/blog/skin-contact-wine-guide/Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://sommo.app/blog/skin-contact-wine-guide/<p>You have probably seen it on restaurant menus, spotted it in the hands of someone impossibly stylish, or noticed that amber-coloured glass catching the light across the room. Skin-contact wine is having a serious moment, and for good reason. But what exactly is it?</p> <h2 id="what-is-skin-contact-wine">What Is Skin-Contact Wine?</h2> <p>Skin-contact wine is made from white or rosé grapes that are fermented with their skins left in contact with the juice, rather than being pressed off immediately as in conventional white winemaking. That extended skin contact is what gives the wine its characteristic amber or golden-orange hue, which is why it is commonly called <strong>orange wine</strong>: the name refers to the colour, not the fruit.</p>