Orange Gold
2023WhiteGrenache Blanc, Viognier, Chardonnay, Muscat, Marsanne, MauzacLanguedoc-Roussillon, France

Gérard Bertrand is a big name in southern France, known for making wines from the wild, sun-baked Languedoc region accessible and good-value. This is an orange wine — white grapes fermented with their skins on, giving it an amber color and slightly grippy feel that regular white wine doesn't have.
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Drink windowAt peak (2024–2027)
Typical retail~$20
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