VOON, Malvasia Bianca 2024 Happy Canyon, CA

VOON's first orange wine, our 2024 Happy Canyon AVA Malvasia Bianca is a masterpiece. VOON's 2024 Malvasia Bianca is our first foray into "orange" or skin-contact winemaking! In this case, we pressed the grapes into juice and let the juice ferment with the skins for four days. While it's becoming known for Bordeaux varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon, we find it is the perfect climate for Malvasia Bianca, which beckons to Malvasia's roots in the mediterranean climates of Greece and Italy.

Tasting Notes

A vibrant orange wine with texture and lift—notes of apricot, white jasmine, and orange blossom weave through a saline finish. Intensely aromatic, apricot, peach, white jasmine, orange blossom. Vibrant acidity and bright with a little texture. The Happy Canyon AVA benefits from a true diurnal shift, with day temps north of 90 degrees in the growing season mellowed out to the 50s every night. The soils are rocky mixtures of sand, gravel, and clay that are rich with minerals and tend to yield concentrated wines. We find they impart our wines with a mineral flavor that adds an extra dimension we love.

Pairs With

Charcuterie and cheese boards, Mediterranean seafood dishes, spicy Asian cuisine, light summer salads with citrus vinaigrette