Sherrah Wines Skin Party Fiano 2025 from McLaren Vale is a wild‑child, skin‑contact Fiano that cranks up the texture and savoury detail while staying refreshingly smashable. It is the more adventurous sibling to the straight Sherrah Fiano 2025, made for orange‑wine curious drinkers who still want clarity and drinkability. Sherrah Skin Party Fiano 2025 is exactly the sort of progressive, naturally minded white that’s driving the new McLaren Vale scene.

In the glass, expect a deeper straw to light amber colour with lifted aromas of lemon pith, preserved citrus, ripe stone fruit and a hint of bush honey, bush pepper and dried herbs. The palate is dry and layered, showing citrus peel, apricot and yellow stone fruits with plenty of lemon‑pith grip, complex white tannins and a gently dusty, saline edge from extended skin contact and wild ferment. It is clean and crisp but far more textural than the standard Fiano, with a phenolic crunch that keeps each sip engaging.

This Skin Party Natural Fiano 2025 is brilliant with richer shared plates – think chargrilled octopus, chorizo and peppers, roast chicken with lemon and herbs, or pumpkin and haloumi salad. It is also a great match with aged cheddar, hard sheep’s cheese, or Middle Eastern‑style mezze where its spice, texture and gentle funk play beautifully with smoky, savoury flavours.