Which wine grapes naturally have red juice?

Answer 1

Very few wine grapes have red juice.

Those that do make wine with a very intense dark color, and often their name doesn't appear on the label but their juice is used to boost the color of other grapes.

The name for red grapes with red juice is "teinturier", and the most common is Alicante Bouschet, although there are a number of other rarer ones. (and no doubt someone will now Google for "teinturier" and tediously list them all).

You can find some California Alicante Bouschet varietal wines and they're worth a punt. Try pouring a little amount into a glass and keep adding water and you'll see how intensley dark they are.

Checking my cellar listing I find I have 3 teinturier wines: an Alicante Bouschet from Topolos Winery in California and one from Côtes de Thongue in France, and a very rare Pontac from South Africa.

As others say -- the overwhelming majority of red wines get their color from the red skins.

Answer 2

Any red-skinned grape crushed with the skin will give you red juice. How red it gets depends on how long the skins are left in. Blush wines and roses remove the skins after a little while.

Answer 3

As mentioned, the colour of wine comes from the juice sitting in the skins after they've been crushed. To see how this works, pick up a bottle of real Champagne or look for a Blanc De Noirs (White from Black) on the shelves. They both typically comes from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, which are both dark skinned grapes. The French may have some Chardonnay mixed in as well, unless it's a Blanc de Noirs. But, a good Blanc de Noirs will have no redish tint to it (see link below), despite coming exclusively from "black" grapes.

Answer 4

technically no grapes have red juice. If you were take some cabernet or zin grapes right of the plant and crush them they would be clear/light colored juice. The only way that red wine picks up red color for the juice is contact with the skins when the grapes are crushed and stored in tanks. The degree of color depends on how long the skin is in contact with the juice.

Answer 5

Most (all?) wines get their red color from the skin (lees). Concord grapes (not used for any good wines) have a dark flesh/juice.

Answer 6

Except the white ones