{"id":4385,"date":"2025-08-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curiousdrive.com\/?p=4385"},"modified":"2025-09-01T10:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:25:50","slug":"midway-wine-isnt-red-white-rose-or-orange-and-its-perfect-for-september-sipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/curiousdrive.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/30\/midway-wine-isnt-red-white-rose-or-orange-and-its-perfect-for-september-sipping\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Midway wine\u2019 isn\u2019t red, white, ros\u00e9 or orange \u2014 and it\u2019s perfect for September sipping"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Caption: ?Midway wine? isn’t red, white or ros?, and it’s perfect for autumn sipping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Have you dared to try Roseorange from Aldi<\/a>?<\/p>\n

The hybrid ros\u00e9-orange wine in the tall bottle caused quite the commotion on social media<\/a> when it launched. And in doing so, it created a new category of wines in its wake, made by blending red and white grapes together.<\/p>\n

I’m dubbing it \u2018midway wine\u2019, but you can call it \u2018no-mans-land wine\u2019, \u2018in-between wine\u2019 or whatever you like, really. Because there\u2019s no official name for this particular style of wine, and it doesn\u2019t fit into any of the established white, red, ros\u00e9 or orange wine categories. <\/p>\n

But, if you\u2019re adventurous enough to give it a go, it\u2019s the perfect wine to bridge the gap between late summer<\/a> and the cusp of autumn.<\/p>\n

So, what is this ill-fitting wine? The ‘midway wine’ looks either like a dark ros\u00e9 or a light-coloured red wine, whichever way you want to look at it. It\u2019s vaguely tied to an ancient winemaking style called \u2018clarete\u2019 (in Spanish<\/a>), \u2018clairet\u2019 (from France<\/a>) or \u2018palhete\u2019 (in Portuguese<\/a>). In Spain and Portugal, this is a darker style of ros\u00e9 made from fermenting white and red grapes together in Spain, skins and all, as you\u2019d do to make a red wine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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@partnerinwineuk<\/a> <\/p>\n

Replying to @Sarah let\u2019s taste test Aldi\u2019s Rosorange together \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udf4a #partnerinwine<\/a> #aldifinds<\/a> #aldiwine<\/a> #alditiktok<\/a> #ros\u00e9dupe<\/a> #ros\u00e9wine<\/a> #orangewine<\/a> #orangewinetok<\/a> #winelover<\/a> <\/p>\n

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This winemaking method is the opposite of lightly-coloured ros\u00e9 from Provence, which is made by instantly separating the grape juice from the skins to let in as little colour as possible in to the wine. And that\u2019s why the style of the Clarete wine is slightly exotic with a bit of red-wine-like texture but also, refreshingly zesty. It is a slam dunk for lovers of ros\u00e9 and light, chillable, Beaujolais-style red wine.<\/p>\n

In fact, Clarete could well have been the original pink wine, long before the term \u2018ros\u00e9\u2019 came on the scene. While its exact origins aren\u2019t known, it\u2019s thought that Clarete was a peasant wine made in local Spanish and French wineries as far back as 1,000 years ago. Cut to the 1980s, the punchy demand for red wine saw white grapes grubbed up in parts of Spain and France and replaced with red grapes.<\/p>\n

And get this, there\u2019s an area around the region of Rioja, in the northeast of Spain known as \u2018Clareteland\u2019. Every June they celebrate a \u2018clarete battle\u2019, where they spray one other with gallons of the stuff. <\/p>\n

Confusingly, Clairet, which reads too similarly to Claret for comfort, is a dark red ros\u00e9 from Bordeaux. This is the same idea as Clarete, but specifically made from red grapes left on their skins for longer than a typical ros\u00e9, but shorter than a red. The result is a beautifully raspberry-tinted wine with a super fruity style. <\/p>\n

Trouble is, because we\u2019re all still obsessed with the pastel pink wines of Provence, these darker examples are much harder to find. I found a Clairet for under a tenner though, and tasted it alongside a darker style ros\u00e9 from Spain and an orange wine from France to show the difference.<\/p>\n

Ros\u00e9<\/h2>\n

Waitrose Ripe and Juicy Spanish Ros\u00e9, \u00a35.75, Waitrose<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Waitrose Ripe and Juicy Sparnish Ros\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This has to be my wine of the week, and if I\u2019m honest, I never thought of Waitrose<\/a> as a destination for budget wines. And yet, here we are. I still can\u2019t quite get over the quality-to-price disparity with this Spanish ros\u00e9, which should genuinely cost a few quid more. But shh! It leaps out of the glass into your nostrils with punchy apricot sherbet notes, with a scrumptious, pithy, blood orange and nectarine juiciness on the palate and a zesty pomegranate jewel finish. Go forth and multibuy!<\/p>\n

Orange<\/h2>\n

C\u00f4te Mas Orange Vin de France, \u00a310, Waitrose<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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C\u00f4te Mas Orange Vin de France<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you\u2019re hesitant about orange wine, then give this one a whirl. Trust me. It\u2019s made by Paul Mas, who is a dab hand of knowing what we want before we know it ourselves. It gives spiced marmalade on the nose with a dab of elderflower, taking you by the tongue to the juiciest palate of clove-studded oranges, cinnamon, white peach and autumn spices. It\u2019s got some texture, so it\u2019s cracking with a pork roast and crispy crackling.<\/p>\n

Midway Wine<\/h2>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Thieuley \u2018Le Petit Courselle\u2019 Bordeaux Clairet, \u00a39.25, The Wine Society<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ch\u00e2teau Thieuley \u2018Le Petit Courselle\u2019 Bordeaux Clairet<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, here\u2019s a proper Clairet; carmine red in colour, slap bang in-between a red and a ros\u00e9 in flavour. It\u2019s a blend of 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and I can\u2019t tell you how perfect this wine is for autumn, and beyond. Take a sniff and you\u2019ve basically just opened a pot of Bonne Maman raspberry conserve, on the palate it\u2019s beautifully textured with raspberry seed, blueberries and hedgerow fruit. I sipped this straight from the fridge, and so should you. Like, pronto.<\/p>\n

Roseorange, France, \u00a39.99, Aldi<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Aldi Roseorange – the midway wine that kicked off the category<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ros\u00e9-orange wine hybrid wine that really kick started the \u2018midway wine\u2019 category. A blend of red grapes (for the ros\u00e9 part) Cinsault and Grenache, and white grapes Grenache Gris, Macabeo and Vermentino (for the orange part), which are then blended together. The result is a juicy wine with textured flavours of quince, orange pith and Mirabelle plum skin, which is a good place to start if you\u2019re kicking off your in-between wine journey.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n


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