Red wines get their deep colour from their grape skins. Red wine grapes get harvested when they are perfectly ripe, destemmed to reduce harsh-tasting tannins, crushed then placed into a tank with their skins, seeds and all. Fermentation occurs until the yeast culture consumes most of the sugar making the wines “dry” (not sweet). Aging in barrels gives the wines rich flavours of vanilla.
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