How is Rose wine different from white or red wine?
The color in wine comes from contact with the grape skins. The longer the contact, the more body and color will develop in the wine. Most white wine is not fermented on the skins, the grapes (red or white) are crushed and pressed and only the juice is fermented. Rose’ wine is very similar in character to white wine. Sometimes it is only fermented a few hours on the skins and then pressed. Red wine is fermented many days on the skins and the developing alcohol will extract much color and flavor components from the grapes.
