Orange Wine Can’t Be ‘Cool’ Forever. That’s a Good Thing.
A while back, a video started to circulate around Instagram. Brooklyn comedian George Civeris was getting something off his chest: “I can’t believe I fell for orange wine for three years,” he says. “It’s because I have too much faith in food professionals because of my progressive politics.” The crowd roars. His comments are tongue in cheek, of course. But judging by many of the responses to the post, he’s not alone. “Why is this still a thing?” one commenter asks. Another raises the requisite question: “but was it FUNKY?!” A backlash, to be sure, has been bubbling up for years. After all, a New Yorker writer deemed orange wine an “ assault on pleasure ” a couple years ago. What he may have gotten right, all the way back in 2018, was that orange wine had become “a regular character in a particular social niche.” You know the one he means. And whatever your stance on orange wine (this writer, it should be noted, is generally a fan) you’ve got to admit it’s easy to mock. Now, we’v