When red and white wine sales are steadily dwindling around Europe, what could the answer be? Mix them both together to make rosé says the EU.
Rosé wine has been produced for decades all around the world and there are a number of different ways to produce it, all of which take great care and refined [...]

When red and white wine sales are steadily dwindling around Europe, what could the answer be? Mix them both together to make rosé says the EU.

Rosé wine has been produced for decades all around the world and there are a number of different ways to produce it, all of which take great care and refined processes. The most common way is to follow the “nobler” tradition of crushing red grapes and bleeding the red colouring, or tannin, from the mixture before it can stain into the wine. This produces a lovely rose-coloured appearance and a light glow.

A little less refined idea has been put forward by Brussels for making the rosé. They have put forward a proposition to make the wine by taking white wine (around 95%) and mixing in a little red wine until the mixture takes on a pinkish look. On April 27th a draft EU plan will be put to a final vote and would allow the new type of wine to be produced and sold anywhere in Europe.

The greatest amount of France’s rosé wine is produced in Provence, and wine makers there are a little upset. Many of them feel that the producers of red and white wine in Europe are selling out since white wine sales have been overtaken by rosé in France. It’s not that difficult to see why people would want to be in the business of making rosé wine at the moments, business is booming. Rosé wine up a figure of 22% of total wine sales in France currently.

Experts however believe that the new blended wine will not catch on in the way producers hope. Most believe that rosé has a distinctive and eloquent taste and aroma that has been established through many years of trial and error. This is not something they think can be matched by such amateurish methods.

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