Loop De Loop, Wallflower Project Orange Viognier, 2023 reshoot powerful Barolos

powerful Barolos

Pop it for birthdays

energetic Roussillon red with real elegance

The ritual matters: pour the arak

layered with violet

Loop De Loop, Wallflower Project Orange Viognier, 2023 reshoot powerful BarolosViognier rarely gets the orange wine treatment, which is exactly what makes this one a fun find. Loop de Loop is a small, family run Pacific Northwest project founded by Julia Bailey, and the Wallflower Project is its playful side label built around approachable, characterful wines. Here Viognier is fermented on its skins, turning an aromatic white grape amber and trading some of its usual peachy plushness for a tannic backbone and texture. The result