White versus Red and Blush in Between. White wine is made from white grapes or red grapes that have their skins removed.
Red
wine is made from red grapes. However, unlike the
process of making white wine, the grape skins are left in the juice for
the dration of the fermentation process, allowing the juice to take on
the pigment in the grape skins. The skins also give the wine TANNIN,
a substance that makes red wine tart or "dry", just as the taste
of strongly brewed tea.
Blush wines, which were at one time known as rosés, are made with red grapes. As with red wine, the skins are left in the juice, but for much less time than is customary for red wine production.
Because of the tannin content of red wines, they tend to be consumed as
a part of a meal and are served warm to lessen the impact of the tannin
on the taste buds. Conversely, white wines are consumed as apératifs,
before a meal or at a party, and are served chilled because they are lighter.
Blush wines are also served chilled.
