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He replanted it in May 2022 with French varieties — Chenin Blanc, Roussanne and Sémillon — farmed organically and sustainably and destined for ageing in amphora and steel. 2025 is his first vintage, released in tiny quantities and already shipped to drinkers from Austria and England to the USA and South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kapitel-zwei-orange-crush-2025","title":"Kapitel Zwei Orange Crush 2025 (50cl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery limited Stock! \u003c\/strong\u003eSkin-contact Riesling and Müller-Thurgau from the banks of the Danube. Named with a nod to R.E.M.'s 1988 \"Orange Crush,\" this is Kapitel Zwei's playful first foray into amber wine: hand-harvested grapes, foot-stomped and left on their skins for around a week so that time and oxygen paint the wine a glowing orange-amber. Aromatic, textural and refreshingly low in alcohol, it's a characterful introduction to skin-contact wine — bottled in a striking 500ml stoneware flagon inspired by the ancient Georgian qvevri.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApricot marmalade and dried tangerine on the nose lead to a lively, gently grippy palate with a twist of ginger and citrus zest. Textural but fresh at just 12% alcohol, with the faint tannic tug that makes orange wine so food-friendly — lovely with spiced dishes, charcuterie or a board of hard cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e80% Riesling, 20% Müller-Thurgau, with the Riesling grown in Austria's Kremstal and Kamptal. 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Its heart is the Kremsleithen, a steep single vineyard (\"ried\") running down to the river Krems that was first recorded in 1266 and lay abandoned for decades before being replanted in May 2022 with French varieties — Chenin Blanc, Roussanne and Sémillon — destined to be aged in amphora and steel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile those estate vines mature, early cuvées like Orange Crush capture the project's curious, hands-on spirit: characterful wines made with patience, a light touch and a good dose of fun. Chris Sciacca is a talented winemaker but also a well travelled tech professional from Brooklyn, USA. 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Fresh, textural and just 11.5% alcohol, it's bottled — like the rest of the range — in a distinctive 500ml format for easy, characterful drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrisp green apple, pear and quince meet a squeeze of citrus and the gentle white-pepper lift that Grüner Veltliner does so well. 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