zavec family estate pinot gris orange wine stajerska slovenia dryMarl soils, 280 m terraces. Pear. Orange. Sea salt. Quietly textural. A 10 day skin ferment on marl and sandstone gives this Haloze Pinot Gris its faint copper tint and gentle grip. Vines sit around 280 m; cool forest air keeps acidity sharp, so the answer to why orange? is actually geology. The Zavec family farms some of Slovenias steepest marl terraces in Haloze, at 280330 m. Their Pinot Gris ferments wild on the skins and rests four months on lees