| Rating | 90 |
| Style | White |
| Blend | Vidal, Cayuga White, Traminette |
| Vintage | NV |
| Appellation |
Finger Lakes New York USA |
| ABV | 12% |
| Price | $20.00 Value Pick |
| Print Shelf Talker | |
| Reviewed By | |
| Reviewed | 2025-08-20 |
Perfect For
Dinner Parties, End of Day Sipping, Wine And Cheese Night
Drink If You Like
Albariño, Cayuga White , Savagnin
Living Roots Wine & Co. Session Gold NV Review
Sebastian and Colleen Hardy have something very cool going on. They work vineyards in Seb’s home country of Australia while also making wine in their new-ish vineyard overlooking Keuka Lake where Colleen grew up. This bottling from the Finger Lakes is Living Roots’ experimental take on orange wine. It’s made with Cayuga White fermented on skins from Aromella grapes combined with Vidal fermented on Traminette skins. On the nose, it smells like a cozy book store filled with paperbacks and a stick of orange peel incense burning in the corner.
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