Rosé wine facts for kids

Rosé wine

Rosé wine is a kind of wine. It is made from red grapes by letting the juice have only very short skin contact. All colour and tannins come from the skin of the grape.

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  Sparkling rosé in the cave of Schramsberg Vineyards, in Napa, California

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  A rosé wine from Washington state, USA

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  Many of the earliest red wines were closer in color to modern rosé since many of the early winemaking techniques involved pressing soon after harvest.

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  In the United States, a stuck fermentation while producing a red wine from Zinfandel would lead to the development of the popular rose-colored wine White Zinfandel.

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  One method of making rosé is to press the wine early (often after 12–24 hours of skin contact) while red wine producers will leave the juice macerating with the skins for several days or even weeks longer.

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  A sparkling rosé Champagne

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  Sample of Mourvedre and rosé that had been bled off (saignée) from the red wine juice.

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  Rosés can come in a variety of colors depending on the grape variety and method of production.

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  A bottle of Gametime rosé from Nocking Point Wines in dark green glass.

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  A rosé from Bandol

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  A Tavel rosé

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  Rosé d'Anjou is made primarily from the Groslot grape.

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  Rosé Champagnes can range in color from pink to copper.

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  A French rosé in a one-liter squat bottle

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  A slightly sparkling Lambrusco rosé

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  A Cerasuolo made from the Montepulciano grape in the Abruzzo region

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  A rosado from the Cigales region

See also

In Spanish: Vino rosado para niños