Love & Squalor 2023 'Walking on Gilded Splinters' skin contact Pinot Girs gets its deep dark color from fermenting the white grapes on its skins like a red wine, resulting in a bottle of beautiful color and texture. The act of soaking white (or pink) grapes with its skins (skin contact wine) is called an "orange" wine, rather than a rosé.

This dry Pinot Gris from Dion Vineyard in the Laurelwood District gets its rich dark color from fermenting the white grapes on their skins like a red wine, resulting in a bottle of beautiful depth and texture. The act of fermenting white grapes with their skins (skin contact wine) is considered an "orange" wine, rather than a rosé. Ripe Pinot Gris grapes are actually quite dark ("gris" = grey) in hue, so the juice turns a beautiful color pretty easily.

"Its aromas are a combination of beauty and sauvage, with lavender and cherries waltzing with earthy rooibos tea and earthy rosemary. Apricots and almonds dominate the palate, where juicy acidity and velvety tannins reside. Editors’ Choice. —M.A.'" Wine Enthusiast - 93 points