2007-01-21 06:22:24 · 5 answers · asked by ryan s 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Red wine and white wines can be made from the same grapes. The skin is left with the juice to give the wine the red color and white wines if fermented with just the juice, leaving it clear. All grape juices are clear. It's the skin that gives it color.
2007-01-21 06:30:19 · answer #1 · answered by Wijssegger 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
Blanc de Noirs champagne is a perfect example of this. It's made from Pinot Noir and Pinot Muenier grapes - both "black" grapes. Yet a good Blanc de Noirs (White from Black) has not even a tint of pink to it. http://www.schramsberg.com/blanc_de_noirs.html
Also, red wine cannot really be made from white grapes - unless it is a blend or food colouring is added.
During "crush" the grapes are 'popped' so that the juice comes out. The grape juice then sits in a tank with the skins. The colour of the skin then colours the wine, in the case of red wine. Blanc De Noir can be clear because the juice is drained before it really sits with the black skins enough to colour it.
White Zinfandel is *actually* made just like any red wine, with one MAJOR exception - the wine only soaks with the skins for a short period of time. This allows only a small bit of colour to impart in the wine. The juice is still white (not pink as said above). If the juice were allowed to sit longer, you would have a full red wine (Zinfandel). http://chefvault.com/white-zinfandel-history.html Because the skin contains much of the flavours found in red wine, that's why White Zin is so simple - it never get s chance to really absorb the complexities that the skin adds.
2007-01-21 09:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Red wine is made by using red grapes. The grape skins are used during the fermentation process, and add colour. White wine is made by separating the skins from the grapes. Therefore, it can be created by using any kind of grapes - red or white. White wine from very dark grapes may have a pink tint; this type of wine is called 'blush'.
2007-01-21 06:30:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, with one exception: White Zinfandel is made using a red grape, but making a white-like wine. They take the red skins off, but you still have a pink color in the end.
2007-01-21 08:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by JPetro98 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
all wines are white- when only the juice is fermented-- leaving the skins in causes the color change during 1 st stage fermentation
2007-01-21 06:27:22 · answer #5 · answered by tailspinrichy 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋