"Negodki" > wrote in message
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> "Lum" > wrote:
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> > Blush wines are made by fermenting juice, so the[y] are "white" wines.
>
> How do they get their pink colour then? Most red grapes (I understand
bacos
> are an exception) will yield a white wine if there is not some period of
> skin contact.

Even with low Brix grapes, an hour or so of skin contact time after crushing
is enough to produce the pink color. With ripe grapes, wineries often have
problems with too much color because they cant press fast enough to keep up
with the crusher..