Color Schmolor…
Posted: Mar 5, 2008 11:59am ET
I have got to sound a call for equality. No longer will I accept a judgment of a wine based on its color. Every night, I hear it as soon as I begin to pour, especially if it’s a red that’s inky black: “Wow, that’s gonna be great!” And it gives me pause to consider, what is color in wine and what does it have to do with quality? I can tell you that essentially color comes from the pigment found in the grape skins and it makes its way into the wine during maceration (when the grapes and their juice sit together in a fermentation vessel).
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