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Blush wine vs. Rosé
(Lib) wrote in message . com>...
> I always thought that rose was a pink wine made from red grapes and a
> blush wine was a pink wine made from white white grapes/wine blended
> with red grapes/wine.
>
> If I am not mistaken,, and I may be,, BATF has the same definition.
> or it could be vice/versa
>
This is what the BATF regulations have to say about the color of wine:
"Grape wine deriving its characteristic color or lack of color from
the presence or absence of the red coloring matter of the skins,
juice,
or pulp of grapes may be designated as ``red wine,'' ``pink (or rose)
wine,'' ``amber wine,'' or ``white wine'' as the case may be. Any
grape
wine containing no added grape brandy or alcohol may be further
designated as ``natural."
In other words, not much. The word "blush" isn't mentioned and, come
to think of it, I can't remember ever seeing it on a wine label. But
then I don't drink the stuff much ;^) I don't think "blush" has any
official meaning, it's just a word wineries came up with for pink,
usually sweet wine. Also, at least here in California, I've never
heard of a blush wine being made from a mix of red and white grapes;
it's a pink wine made from red grapes. In other words, in trying to
distinguish between "blush" and "rosé", we're trying to distinguish
between two terms that are virtually synonymous.
Oh, and if you don't want to download a program for symbols, Alt-130
works well for é. If you experiment with Alt-1xy where x and y are
other digits, you can find all of the international symbols you want.
- Mark W.
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