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Ade Bro
Great choice of beers and wine. My favorite beer shop ever!!
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Alexandre Coates
Great local shop, very friendly staff and delicious drinks. Great selection of non-alcoholic beers as well
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Andrea Pecorelli
I had a great experience at this beer shop. My girlfriend and I came in looking for three beers as a gift for her fat...
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Andrew Maudsley
Great selection and prices
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bala
Great bottle shop with just the nicest person at the shop! Very attentive and helpful. Definitely recommend checking ...
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David pereira
Best bottle shop in Edinburgh, great selection of beers and super helpful staff. My go to for sour beer.
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Emily Paul
A phenomenal selection of products that is perhaps only surpassed by how phenomenal their staff is - I went in lookin...
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Gezuz Kryst
Great selection with friendly staff.
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Giblet Gravy
Absolutely superb selection and even better service. I was given great recommendations that suited my needs, and the ...
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Glenn Kent
Dear owner my friend and his wife were there on holiday and found me a bottle of Blantons Gold I have been wanting a ...
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joshua brimdyr
Finest and greatest depth of beers for sale in Edinburgh. The owner is super knowledgeable and helpful. There was a c...
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Kenny McCartney
Can't believe I've failed to give a good review of this place before. I've been frequenting this place fo...
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Laura Gutiérrez
Una selección muy buena de cerveza. Nos atendió un chico muy amable detallandonos muy bien el producto a pesar de ser...
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Lauren
Popped in a few nights ago for some gifts. Great customer experience, they listened to what I was looking for and cam...
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Lee Traversari
Spotted on my drive to my last customer, so glad I spotted it. By far one of the best bottle shops I've had the p...
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Mark Muir
The Beerhive is simply the best,very friendly knowledgeable staff,always have an extensive range of beers.🍻
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Michael Zenkl
Excellent selection, very kind and knowledgeable co-owner! Thank you, I walked out with 8 exceptional bottles of wine!
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New Fads
Great guys, amazing selection and super knowledgeable! The best.
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Owen Frost
Our local bottle shop!Absolutely top service everytime we go in! Team are always so friendly and knowledgeable.Always...
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Rachel Wade
Always a pleasure to visit, a real asset to the community, we would be lost without Team Beerhive! Helpful, friendly ...
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Ross Cooper
Great little beer and wine place
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Ross Fraser
Huge selection of quality beers and an execllent local delivery service. I ordered on Thursday night and had the beer...
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Ryan Collman
Been buying beer from Peter and Richard for nearly 8 years now. Definitely the best beer shop in town.
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Seoridh Fraser
Excellent selection across a broad range of price points and styles and thats just the wine. The Beerhive has been ah...
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Sian Buchan
excellent wee shop with great staff and wonderful selection - lots of stuff that isn't beer too, picked up a few ...
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Steven Halkett
Awesome bottle shop. Totally out of my way but I will return many times
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Stig E
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Tara M
Great selection and service with a smile! I was really pleased with their delivery options and frequency. I am cancel...
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Tom Hutchinson
An obviously great passion project bottle shop which I'm embarrassed it took me so long to visit. Great selection...
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Zera Esham
Great place for exciting craft beers with an excellent wine selection as well. The staff are knowledgeable and friend...

Collection: Orange Wine

Orange wine is white wine made like red wine. By fermenting white grapes with their skins, winemakers create wines with more texture, gentle tannins and savoury complexity than a classic white. The style has ancient roots in Georgia and remains one of the most exciting corners of modern wine, with every producer bringing their own interpretation.

Orange wine, sometimes called skin-contact wine or amber wine, is made from white grapes fermented with their skins using techniques more commonly associated with red winemaking. Extended skin contact gives these wines their distinctive amber colour, tannic texture and savoury complexity, often combining the freshness of white wine with the structure and grip more typical of red wine.

Although the style has ancient roots in Georgia and Eastern Europe, orange wine has become closely linked to modern natural and minimal intervention winemaking across regions such as Italy, Slovenia, Austria and France. Many producers work with native yeast fermentation, minimal sulphur and traditional winemaking methods that emphasise texture, vineyard expression and individuality rather than polished uniformity.

Our orange wine range focuses on expressive low-intervention bottles with freshness, acidity and character, from lightly skin-contact whites to deeper and more structured amber wines. Expect flavours of citrus peel, dried stone fruit, tea, herbs, spice and savoury tannin alongside layered texture and vibrant acidity.

Alongside classic Georgian qvevri wines and Alpine skin-contact whites, the collection also includes fresher and more energetic modern interpretations from producers pushing orange wine in new directions while still remaining rooted in traditional techniques. Depending on grape variety and maceration length, styles can range from delicate and floral to deeply textured and oxidative.

Orange wine remains especially versatile at the table, pairing naturally with cheese, spice-led dishes, fermented foods and richer vegetable cooking. Whether you're exploring skin-contact wine for the first time or looking for more structured and cellar-worthy amber wines, this collection highlights some of the most exciting low-intervention wines being made today.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is orange wine?

Orange wine is a type of wine made from white grapes that are fermented with their skins left on, giving the wine its orange or amber colour and more texture than typical white wine.

Is orange wine made from oranges?

No. Despite the name, orange wine is not made from oranges. It is made from white grapes using a skin-contact fermentation method.

How is orange wine made?

Orange wine is made by fermenting white grapes with their skins, seeds and sometimes stems, similar to how red wine is produced. This skin contact extracts colour, tannins and flavour.

What does orange wine taste like?

Orange wine is typically more structured than white wine, often showing flavours like dried fruit, citrus peel, spice, tea-like notes and sometimes a slightly nutty or oxidative character.

Is orange wine a white wine or red wine?

Orange wine is technically a white wine made using red wine techniques, meaning white grapes are treated like red grapes during fermentation.

Why is orange wine orange?

The colour comes from extended contact between the grape juice and skins during fermentation, which releases pigments and tannins into the wine.

Is orange wine natural wine?

Many orange wines are made in a low-intervention or natural style, but not all orange wines are automatically natural wines.

Is orange wine dry?

Most orange wines are dry, although texture and tannin can make them feel fuller or more intense than typical white wines.