Wonderwerk - 'Big Orange' - Symphony, Muscat Canelli, Zinfandel, Chenin Blanc - California, USA - 2025

Notes from the Winery/Importer

Our top selling wine for all the right reasons. BIG ORANGE is loaded with peach, apricot, and honeysuckle flavors with soft tannins and moderate acidity. We built this wine to be durable for BTG pours all week long. We’re delivering BIG value in a 1L bottle - that’s 33% more wine on the house! More to pour, more to share, more to love; that’s BIG ORANGE by Wonderwerk. - Farmed sustainably - Native fermentation, malolactic complete - Fruit was de-stemmed, macerated for 2 weeks - Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks - Aged 6 months on fine lees - Gently filtered

BIG ORANGE is orange wine for everyone - BIG on flavor and low on all the tannin, funk, and other common barriers to orange bliss. Muscat Canelli lays the foundation with a rich bass profile even at low harvest Brix, thanks to Fresno County’s ripening power. We selected Symphony to fill in the soaring mids and highs - it tastes just like it sounds 🥲🎶. Orange wine has so much going on; there’s so much flavor and aroma. BIG ORANGE keeps it light, beautiful, and so easy to love. Drink BIG ORANGE - live your best orange wine life.

• Varietal (AVA)
  • 44% Symphony (San Joaquin County)
  • 40% Muscat Canelli (Fresno County)
  • 9% Zinfandel Rosé (San Joaquin County)
  • 7% Chenin Blanc (Clarksburg)
• 11.9% ABV
• California AVA

  Notes on the Producer

  Wonderwerk: House of Fermentation is Issamu Kamide and Andrew Lardy, two high school friends from Virginia seeking new directions in fermentation. Since our inception we’ve worked with amazing farmers and vineyards from all over California to make wines that everyone can wavelength with. We produce and bottle with our own hands and feet. Every bottle begins as a concept - a look, a feel, an occasion, a vibe - that range from low-intervention to high-innovation production methods in the cellar. Wonderwerk began as a long night on a disco dancefloor finally wound down and we didn’t want the party to end. Now, it’s flowed from there into the wines you see and drink today. Come along for the ride, bring your dancing shoes and an open mind, we promise we won’t disappoint.

  Grapes & Style

  Zinfandel

  Zinfandel is closely tied to California, even though its genetic roots connect it to Croatia and southern Italy’s Primitivo. It has become one of California’s signature grapes, especially in old-vine vineyards across places like Sonoma, Lodi, Contra Costa, Amador, and Paso Robles.

  In the vineyard, Zinfandel ripens unevenly, often with raisins and underripe berries in the same cluster. It likes warmth and can build sugar quickly, so the best wines depend on thoughtful farming and picking before ripeness turns into heaviness. Old vines can be especially compelling, naturally limiting yields and adding concentration.

  In the glass, Zinfandel tends toward brambly berry fruit, raspberry jam, black cherry, spice, pepper, and sometimes a wild herbal edge. It can be lush and high in alcohol, but the best versions keep freshness and a sense of snap. We like Zin most when it feels generous but not sweet or overbuilt.

  Chenin Blanc

  Chenin Blanc is the great white grape of the Loire, especially Anjou, Savennières, Vouvray, and Montlouis, and it’s also deeply important in South Africa, where it has long been known as Steen. It’s one of the most versatile white grapes in the world, capable of dry, off-dry, sparkling, and sweet wines with real longevity.

  In the vineyard, Chenin buds early and ripens late enough that site and season matter. It keeps acidity naturally well, which is a major part of its usefulness across styles. In the right conditions, it can also develop noble rot, making some of the world’s great sweet wines without losing freshness.

  In the glass, Chenin can show apple, pear, quince, citrus, honey, wool, lanolin, chamomile, and a stony, savory edge. The best dry versions have tension and texture at the same time; the sweeter versions can be rich without feeling heavy. Chenin is one of those grapes that can look simple on paper but becomes deeply expressive in the hands of thoughtful growers.