Top 5 Most Expensive Orange Wine on Garrafeira da Ilha

Orange Wine is a style of white wine made by fermenting the juice on its grape skins, giving it an amber color and tannic structure. These skin contact or amber wines often use indigenous grape varieties and are prized in the natural wine movement. The following five rare wines are the priciest orange/skin-contact wines on Garrafeira da Ilha, all in stock and linked below. Each listing shows the wine’s name, producer, price, country/region, grapes (if given), and a brief tasting note.

Orange Wine: Northern Orange – Maçanita Vinhos

Northern Orange (Laranja do Norte) is a Portuguese orange wine from the Douro Valley by Maçanita Vinhos.  It’s priced at €24.55 for a 75cl bottle.  The wine is made from “Castas tradicionais do Douro” (traditional Douro white varieties) .  The tasting note says it has a golden color and shows “ripe citrus fruits, such as flavors of tangerine, orange peel and nectarine,” with balsamic aromas and elegant acidity . (In stock – Product Link)  

Orange Wine: Poças Fora da Série Orange – Poças Júnior

Poças Fora da Série Orange is a Portuguese skin-contact wine from the Douro.  It costs €25.99 for 75cl.  This amber wine is a blend of 65% Arinto and 35% Códega grapes .  The description notes it is “a white tanned wine” with an engaging, fresh aroma, pronounced fruit and good volume in the mouth .  It’s surprisingly aromatic and refreshing, highlighting its orange wine character. (In stock – Product Link)  

Orange Wine: Poeira Desalinhados Curtimenta – Poeira

Poeira Desalinhados Curtimenta is a high-end Portuguese orange wine from the Douro, offered at €40.55 for 75cl.  The estate Poeira (Douro) produces this skin-contact white; the specific grape varieties are not listed.  The wine is described as “extraordinarily complex and structurally dense and full-bodied,” with notes of ripe citrus and nectarine.  It has an orange color, citrus tannins, balsamic aromas and very elegant acidity .  (In stock – Product Link)  

Orange Wine: Quinta de Santa Teresa Avesso Curtimenta – Quinta de Santa Teresa

Quinta de Santa Teresa Avesso Curtimenta is a Portuguese orange wine (skin-contact Avesso) from the Minho region.  It is priced at €17.55 for 75cl.  Produced by Quinta de Santa Teresa, it uses the local Avesso grape (white).  The tasting note highlights an expressive aromatic profile with hints of dried fruits, oregano and Earl Grey tea .  (In stock – Product Link)  

Orange Wine: Conceito Único White – (Producers: Concept Wines)

Conceito Único White is an ultra-premium Douro white wine with orange wines characteristics, priced at €98.55 for 75cl.  Though labeled “White,” it ferments on skins to gain depth. It’s from Portugal’s Douro, with grapes Rabigato, Códega do Larinho, Códega, Gouveio, Donzelinho Branco, Folgazão and Arinto . The wine is noted for its enormous complexity: a “velvety white wine, with aromas of ripe citrus fruits, such as orange peel, ripe apricots and balsamic notes” and great acidity .  (In stock – Product Link)  

Each of the above wines is a rare example of Portuguese skin-contact (orange) wine, priced from €17 to nearly €100. They represent the top-tier of amber or orange wine offerings on Garrafeira da Ilha, with rich aromatics and unique textures .

Orange wines are a style of white wine made by fermenting and often aging the juice on the grape skins (like red wine), which gives it an amber or orange hue and tannins. It is sometimes called “amber wine” or “skin-contact wine.” Unlike typical white wines, which are quickly pressed off the skins, orange wines spend time on the skins, extracting color and texture. Many orange wines are made in a low-intervention or “natural wine” style.

Orange wines are made from white wine grapes that are fermented **with their skins and sometimes stems for days or weeks**, rather than removing the skins immediately. This skin-contact fermentation extracts pigments, tannins and aromatic compounds into the wine, giving it a deeper color (amber/orange) and a richer, sometimes tannic mouthfeel. In contrast, regular white wine is fermented without skins, resulting in a lighter color and crisper, fresher character.

Sources: All information is from the official Garrafeira da Ilha product pages, including official descriptions and details . Each wine above was verified as in-stock on the site at the time of writing.