Wine by Grape
46 grapesEach grape gives its own color in the glass: thin-skinned Pinot Noir stays a translucent ruby, while Syrah, Monastrell and Bobal turn almost black. Twenty-six reds and twenty whites, young.
Red wine takes its color from anthocyanins in the skins during maceration; white wine is pressed off its skins. Each wine is read in four zones of a tilted glass: rim, hue, core and highlight. Tones are approximated from tasting descriptions, not measured.
Tap a wine to see its colors and notes.
TempranilloSpain · Rioja, Ribera del Duero
Tempranillo
Spain · Rioja, Ribera del Duero
Spain's great red grape. Medium-thick skins give a cherry red of medium depth, with a violet edge while young.
With moderate acidity, it moves towards garnet as it ages in barrel and bottle.
Tempranillo · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: violet-tinged in a young wine.
Material: Young Tempranillo in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(162, 59, 107)
Tempranillo · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Tempranillo in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(122, 23, 49)
Tempranillo · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: dark cherry.
Material: Young Tempranillo in a tilted glass, core
RGB(58, 7, 21)
Tempranillo · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Tempranillo in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(201, 86, 111)
GarnachaSpain · Aragón, Navarra, Priorat; France · Rhône (Grenache)
Garnacha
Spain · Aragón, Navarra, Priorat; France · Rhône (Grenache)
Thin-skinned and rich in sugar: a lighter, warmer red with an orange tinge that appears early at the rim.
It oxidizes easily, so it turns brick sooner than other reds. The same light color makes it a classic grape for rosé.
Garnacha · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: already leaning towards orange.
Material: Young Garnacha in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(196, 82, 74)
Garnacha · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Garnacha in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(155, 35, 53)
Garnacha · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: medium depth, never opaque.
Material: Young Garnacha in a tilted glass, core
RGB(90, 16, 32)
Garnacha · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Garnacha in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(224, 122, 107)
SyrahFrance · Northern Rhône; Australia (Shiraz)
Syrah
France · Northern Rhône; Australia (Shiraz)
Thick, dark skins: an inky purple-black wine whose rim stays violet for years.
Rich in anthocyanins, the skin pigments of red grapes, it is one of the deepest-colored varieties.
Syrah · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: intense violet.
Material: Young Syrah in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(107, 42, 110)
Syrah · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Syrah in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(61, 15, 61)
Syrah · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: nearly opaque, inky.
Material: Young Syrah in a tilted glass, core
RGB(26, 5, 24)
Syrah · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Syrah in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(142, 74, 138)
Cabernet SauvignonFrance · Bordeaux (Médoc)
Cabernet Sauvignon
France · Bordeaux (Médoc)
Small berries with thick skins: a deep, dense red with a blackcurrant core and a purple-tinged rim.
Its high tannin binds the color, so it keeps its depth for many years. It is the benchmark grape for long ageing. By DNA, it is the offspring of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc.
Cabernet Sauvignon · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: purple-tinged.
Material: Young Cabernet Sauvignon in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(122, 36, 80)
Cabernet Sauvignon · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Cabernet Sauvignon in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(74, 13, 43)
Cabernet Sauvignon · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: dense, opaque blackcurrant.
Material: Young Cabernet Sauvignon in a tilted glass, core
RGB(32, 5, 19)
Cabernet Sauvignon · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Cabernet Sauvignon in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(160, 69, 111)
MerlotFrance · Bordeaux (Right Bank)
Merlot
France · Bordeaux (Right Bank)
Larger, thinner-skinned berries than Cabernet: a slightly lighter, rounder ruby.
Often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon to soften it. Its color evolves somewhat faster.
Merlot · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pinkish ruby.
Material: Young Merlot in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(168, 64, 95)
Merlot · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Merlot in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(110, 26, 54)
Merlot · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep, but less opaque than Cabernet.
Material: Young Merlot in a tilted glass, core
RGB(46, 8, 19)
Merlot · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Merlot in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(200, 104, 127)
MonastrellSpain · Jumilla, Yecla, Alicante; France · Bandol (Mourvèdre)
Monastrell
Spain · Jumilla, Yecla, Alicante; France · Bandol (Mourvèdre)
A Mediterranean grape that needs heat: a very dark, purple-black wine with a violet rim.
Thick skins and a long ripening give it some of the deepest color in Spain.
Monastrell · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: violet.
Material: Young Monastrell in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(126, 42, 102)
Monastrell · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Monastrell in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(75, 18, 56)
Monastrell · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: almost black.
Material: Young Monastrell in a tilted glass, core
RGB(32, 10, 27)
Monastrell · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Monastrell in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(160, 80, 138)
MencíaSpain · Bierzo, Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras; Portugal (Jaen)
Mencía
Spain · Bierzo, Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras; Portugal (Jaen)
The red grape of Bierzo and Galicia: cherry to purple-red, with a violet rim while young.
Its depth changes with place and vintage: the Bierzo rules describe medium to very high intensity, from violet to red. DNA analysis recorded in the international variety catalogue (VIVC) shows it is the offspring of Alfrocheiro and Patorra.
Mencía · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: violet.
Material: Young Mencía in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(158, 58, 120)
Mencía · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Mencía in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(122, 24, 66)
Mencía · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep cherry.
Material: Young Mencía in a tilted glass, core
RGB(58, 8, 32)
Mencía · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Mencía in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(194, 84, 120)
BobalSpain · Utiel-Requena, Manchuela
Bobal
Spain · Utiel-Requena, Manchuela
The grape of Utiel-Requena, three quarters of its vineyard: intense red with violet glints.
Rich in polyphenols. The Utiel-Requena rules note that its reds for ageing change color very slowly. It also makes rosés.
Bobal · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: violet-tinged.
Material: Young Bobal in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(138, 42, 94)
Bobal · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Bobal in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(94, 15, 46)
Bobal · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: almost black red.
Material: Young Bobal in a tilted glass, core
RGB(36, 5, 15)
Bobal · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Bobal in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(168, 64, 104)
GracianoSpain · Rioja; Portugal (Tinta Miúda)
Graciano
Spain · Rioja; Portugal (Tinta Miúda)
A minority grape in Rioja, about 2 % of its vineyard, with very dark blue-violet skins: intense red with violet glints.
Darker and more colorful than Tempranillo, and more acidic, it is blended with it to add color and freshness, and it ages well.
Graciano · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: bluish violet.
Material: Young Graciano in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(142, 44, 110)
Graciano · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Graciano in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(102, 18, 63)
Graciano · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: dark purple-red.
Material: Young Graciano in a tilted glass, core
RGB(44, 6, 25)
Graciano · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Graciano in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(176, 69, 126)
MalbecFrance · Cahors (Côt); Argentina · Mendoza
Malbec
France · Cahors (Côt); Argentina · Mendoza
Born in south-west France, where it is called Côt, and today above all a grape of Argentina: in 2019, 85 % of the country's Malbec grew in Mendoza.
DNA analysis recorded in the international variety catalogue (VIVC) shows it is the offspring of Magdeleine Noire des Charentes and Prunelard. In a 2008 study in Mendoza, berries grown at 1,500 m in full sunlight had the most anthocyanins.
Malbec · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: violet-tinged.
Material: Young Malbec in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(138, 40, 88)
Malbec · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Malbec in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(82, 16, 47)
Malbec · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: very dark red.
Material: Young Malbec in a tilted glass, core
RGB(34, 4, 15)
Malbec · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Malbec in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(176, 74, 120)
NebbioloItaly · Piedmont (Barolo); Lombardy (Chiavennasca)
Nebbiolo
Italy · Piedmont (Barolo); Lombardy (Chiavennasca)
The grape of Barolo, which must be made only from Nebbiolo: strong in tannin but light in color, a well-known paradox.
Its skins hold few anthocyanins, mostly peonidin, with few of the acylated kind; studies link this to the ruby color of its wines. The Barolo rules require a garnet red when the wine is released.
Nebbiolo · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: light, leaning to garnet.
Material: Young Nebbiolo in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(196, 106, 78)
Nebbiolo · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Nebbiolo in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(158, 58, 58)
Nebbiolo · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: ruby.
Material: Young Nebbiolo in a tilted glass, core
RGB(92, 26, 30)
Nebbiolo · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Nebbiolo in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(220, 148, 120)
SangioveseItaly · Tuscany (Montalcino, Chianti)
Sangiovese
Italy · Tuscany (Montalcino, Chianti)
The great red grape of Tuscany. Brunello di Montalcino must be made only from Sangiovese, and its rules ask for an intense ruby red tending to garnet.
Like Nebbiolo, it has a low share of acylated anthocyanins. Its parents are still debated: a 2007 DNA study proposes Ciliegiolo and Calabrese di Montenuovo, and the international variety catalogue (VIVC) records different propositions.
Sangiovese · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: ruby, tending to orange.
Material: Young Sangiovese in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(184, 80, 76)
Sangiovese · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Sangiovese in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(140, 34, 54)
Sangiovese · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep ruby.
Material: Young Sangiovese in a tilted glass, core
RGB(74, 12, 26)
Sangiovese · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Sangiovese in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(212, 112, 106)
CarménèreFrance (origin); Chile
Carménère
France (origin); Chile
Born in France, today the grape of Chile: 10,220 hectares in 2022, about 8 % of its vineyard, according to the SAG cadastre.
A Chilean study found its skins richer in anthocyanins, and with a higher color intensity, than those of Cabernet Sauvignon (Obreque-Slier et al., 2010). In Chile it was long confused with Merlot, until the mid-1990s (Moncada and Hinrichsen, 2007).
Carménère · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: deep purple.
Material: Young Carménère in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(110, 32, 88)
Carménère · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Carménère in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(69, 16, 47)
Carménère · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: dark, almost opaque.
Material: Young Carménère in a tilted glass, core
RGB(28, 6, 18)
Carménère · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Carménère in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(148, 64, 122)
ZinfandelUnited States · California; Italy · Puglia (Primitivo); Croatia (Crljenak Kaštelanski)
Zinfandel
United States · California; Italy · Puglia (Primitivo); Croatia (Crljenak Kaštelanski)
California's signature red grape. DNA shows it is the same variety as Italy's Primitivo and Croatia's Crljenak Kaštelanski, also recorded as Tribidrag.
The international variety catalogue (VIVC) places its origin in the Balkans. Shown here as a young red of medium-deep ruby.
Zinfandel · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: purple-tinged ruby.
Material: Young Zinfandel in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(156, 43, 85)
Zinfandel · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Zinfandel in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(110, 22, 54)
Zinfandel · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep ruby.
Material: Young Zinfandel in a tilted glass, core
RGB(50, 8, 24)
Zinfandel · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Zinfandel in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(190, 84, 118)
PinotageSouth Africa
Pinotage
South Africa
South Africa's own grape, bred there in 1925 by A. I. Perold. DNA confirms its parents: Pinot Noir and Cinsaut.
Pinotin A, a pigment that forms in the wine from the grape's anthocyanins, was first isolated in a Pinotage (Schwarz, Jerz and Winterhalter, 2003). It is not exclusive to it.
Pinotage · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: purple.
Material: Young Pinotage in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(134, 36, 92)
Pinotage · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Pinotage in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(90, 18, 54)
Pinotage · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep purple-red.
Material: Young Pinotage in a tilted glass, core
RGB(38, 7, 22)
Pinotage · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Pinotage in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(168, 70, 122)
MontepulcianoItaly · Abruzzo
Montepulciano
Italy · Abruzzo
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo must be at least 85 % Montepulciano, and 100 % in the Casauria subzone. Its rules describe it as «rosso rubino intenso con lievi sfumature violacee».
The same rules say it turns towards garnet as it ages («tendente al granato con l'invecchiamento»).
Montepulciano · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: violet-tinged.
Material: Young Montepulciano in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(142, 30, 74)
Montepulciano · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Montepulciano in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(106, 18, 50)
Montepulciano · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: intense ruby.
Material: Young Montepulciano in a tilted glass, core
RGB(46, 6, 20)
Montepulciano · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Montepulciano in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(176, 62, 100)
BarberaItaly · Piedmont (Asti, Alba, Monferrato)
Barbera
Italy · Piedmont (Asti, Alba, Monferrato)
Barbera d'Asti must be at least 90 % Barbera. Its rules describe it as «rosso rubino tendente al rosso granato con l'invecchiamento».
In two of its subzones, Tinella and Colli Astiani, the rules ask for a more intense ruby: «rosso rubino, intenso».
Barbera · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: bright ruby.
Material: Young Barbera in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(166, 38, 69)
Barbera · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Barbera in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(126, 22, 48)
Barbera · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: ruby.
Material: Young Barbera in a tilted glass, core
RGB(60, 7, 22)
Barbera · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Barbera in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(196, 74, 98)
CarignanSpain (Cariñena, Mazuelo); France; Italy · Sardinia (Carignano)
Carignan
Spain (Cariñena, Mazuelo); France; Italy · Sardinia (Carignano)
Carignano del Sulcis, in Sardinia, must be at least 85 % of this grape. Its rules describe the red as «rosso rubino».
The Riserva is «rosso rubino intenso» and the Superiore «rosso rubino intenso tendente al granato», deeper and turning towards garnet.
Carignan · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: ruby.
Material: Young Carignan in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(154, 34, 64)
Carignan · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Carignan in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(114, 20, 46)
Carignan · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep ruby.
Material: Young Carignan in a tilted glass, core
RGB(52, 8, 21)
Carignan · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Carignan in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(188, 70, 96)
CroatinaItaly · Lombardy (Oltrepò Pavese), Piedmont
Croatina
Italy · Lombardy (Oltrepò Pavese), Piedmont
In the Oltrepò Pavese its wine is sold as Bonarda: Bonarda dell'Oltrepò Pavese must be 85 to 100 % Croatina. Its rules describe it as «rosso rubino intenso».
The name Bonarda is also used for other grapes in other places; this is the Croatina of the Oltrepò.
Croatina · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: purple-tinged ruby.
Material: Young Croatina in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(138, 26, 62)
Croatina · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Croatina in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(100, 16, 44)
Croatina · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: intense ruby.
Material: Young Croatina in a tilted glass, core
RGB(42, 5, 18)
Croatina · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Croatina in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(172, 58, 92)
Cabernet FrancFrance · Loire (Chinon, Bourgueil), Bordeaux
Cabernet Franc
France · Loire (Chinon, Bourgueil), Bordeaux
In Chinon and Bourgueil, on the Loire, it is the main grape: Cabernet Sauvignon may be at most 10 % of the vineyard. Both rules describe a red «pouvant aller du rubis sombre au grenat profond».
By DNA, it is one of the two parents of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cabernet Franc · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: dark ruby.
Material: Young Cabernet Franc in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(142, 36, 64)
Cabernet Franc · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Cabernet Franc in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(100, 22, 46)
Cabernet Franc · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep garnet.
Material: Young Cabernet Franc in a tilted glass, core
RGB(44, 8, 20)
Cabernet Franc · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Cabernet Franc in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(174, 70, 96)
BlaufränkischAustria; Hungary (Kékfrankos)
Blaufränkisch
Austria; Hungary (Kékfrankos)
In Hungary it is called Kékfrankos. In Sopron, a Kékfrankos «Classic» must be 90 % of this grape, and its rules say its color «a rubinvöröstől a mély gránátvörösig terjedhet».
The same rules ask for at least four days of fermentation on the skins, where the color comes from.
Blaufränkisch · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: ruby.
Material: Young Blaufränkisch in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(150, 36, 67)
Blaufränkisch · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Blaufränkisch in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(106, 20, 46)
Blaufränkisch · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep garnet.
Material: Young Blaufränkisch in a tilted glass, core
RGB(46, 7, 19)
Blaufränkisch · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Blaufränkisch in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(184, 72, 98)
ZweigeltAustria · Burgenland (Neusiedlersee)
Zweigelt
Austria · Burgenland (Neusiedlersee)
The rules of the Neusiedlersee designation state that its wine «wird aus der Rebsorte Zweigelt produziert», is made from Zweigelt, and describe its color as «gedecktes kräftiges Rot».
For the Reserve, aged in wood, the same rules ask for an even deeper red: «gedecktes und sehr kräftiges Rot».
Zweigelt · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: purple-red.
Material: Young Zweigelt in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(140, 30, 68)
Zweigelt · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Zweigelt in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(100, 18, 46)
Zweigelt · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep, covered red.
Material: Young Zweigelt in a tilted glass, core
RGB(42, 6, 18)
Zweigelt · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Zweigelt in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(174, 62, 96)
XinomavroGreece · Macedonia (Naoussa)
Xinomavro
Greece · Macedonia (Naoussa)
The Naoussa designation is given to dry red wine «από σταφύλια της ποικιλίας Ξινόμαυρο», made from Xinomavro grapes, and its rules describe «έντονο κόκκινο, ρουμπινί έως και βαθυκόκκινο χρώμα».
The same rules note brown glints as it ages: «καστανές ανταύγειες στην παλαίωση».
Xinomavro · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: ruby.
Material: Young Xinomavro in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(160, 40, 62)
Xinomavro · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Xinomavro in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(118, 22, 44)
Xinomavro · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep red.
Material: Young Xinomavro in a tilted glass, core
RGB(58, 8, 20)
Xinomavro · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Xinomavro in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(192, 74, 88)
Fetească NeagrăRomania · Recaș, Dealu Mare, Murfatlar, Târnave
Fetească Neagră
Romania · Recaș, Dealu Mare, Murfatlar, Târnave
Romania's best-known native red grape. In the Recaș designation a wine named after its grape must be at least 85 % of it, and its rules describe Fetească Neagră as «roșu-granat»: garnet red.
The Recaș specification adds that the color is «intens, clar, strălucitor»: deep, clear and bright.
Fetească Neagră · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: garnet.
Material: Young Fetească Neagră in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(156, 42, 60)
Fetească Neagră · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Fetească Neagră in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(110, 22, 38)
Fetească Neagră · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: deep garnet.
Material: Young Fetească Neagră in a tilted glass, core
RGB(48, 8, 15)
Fetească Neagră · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Fetească Neagră in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(188, 74, 88)
Alicante BouschetSpain; Romania · Viile Caraşului
Alicante Bouschet
Spain; Romania · Viile Caraşului
Known in Spain as Garnacha Tintorera. In the Romanian designation Viile Caraşului a wine named after its grape must be at least 85 % of it, and its rules describe Alicante Bouschet as «roşu-sângeriu, foarte intens, tinctorial»: blood red, very intense, tinting.
Henri Bouschet bred it in France in 1855 from Petit Bouschet and Grenache, a pedigree confirmed by DNA in the international catalogue of varieties (VIVC).
Alicante Bouschet · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: dark, yet translucent.
Material: Young Alicante Bouschet in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(158, 26, 58)
Alicante Bouschet · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Alicante Bouschet in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(118, 9, 31)
Alicante Bouschet · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: blood red.
Material: Young Alicante Bouschet in a tilted glass, core
RGB(43, 2, 8)
Alicante Bouschet · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Alicante Bouschet in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(184, 52, 74)
Pinot NoirFrance · Burgundy
Pinot Noir
France · Burgundy
Thin skins and few pigments: the palest of the great reds, a translucent ruby you can see through.
It has few anthocyanins and, unlike almost every other red grape, none of the acylated kind, the most stable: that is why its wines stay light.
Pinot Noir · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, almost pink.
Material: Young Pinot Noir in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(192, 80, 90)
Pinot Noir · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Pinot Noir in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(142, 42, 58)
Pinot Noir · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: translucent even at its centre.
Material: Young Pinot Noir in a tilted glass, core
RGB(85, 17, 31)
Pinot Noir · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Pinot Noir in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(217, 128, 138)
VerdejoSpain · Rueda
Verdejo
Spain · Rueda
Rueda's white grape: pale straw yellow with green glints.
White wine is pressed off its skins, so its color is faint. The green glints of a young Verdejo fade towards gold with age.
Verdejo · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: nearly colorless, with green glints.
Material: Young Verdejo in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(232, 235, 168)
Verdejo · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Verdejo in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(217, 220, 122)
Verdejo · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: pale straw.
Material: Young Verdejo in a tilted glass, core
RGB(185, 188, 78)
Verdejo · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Verdejo in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(244, 246, 207)
AlbariñoSpain · Rías Baixas; Portugal (Alvarinho)
Albariño
Spain · Rías Baixas; Portugal (Alvarinho)
The white grape of Rías Baixas: straw yellow with golden or green tints, clean and bright.
The Rías Baixas rules describe its barrel-aged version as golden yellow. A note on its birthplace: Galician Albariño and Portuguese Alvarinho are the same grape, on either bank of the Miño (Minho), from Rías Baixas to Monção e Melgaço. Both banks feel it is theirs, and the international variety catalogue (VIVC) lists it as Portuguese. We take no side: what matters here is its color, which is the same on both sides of the river.
Albariño · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, with green or golden tints.
Material: Young Albariño in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(237, 234, 176)
Albariño · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Albariño in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(226, 209, 114)
Albariño · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: straw yellow.
Material: Young Albariño in a tilted glass, core
RGB(196, 176, 74)
Albariño · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Albariño in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(247, 242, 208)
GodelloSpain · Valdeorras, Bierzo
Godello
Spain · Valdeorras, Bierzo
The white grape of Valdeorras: pale yellow with green hints.
With barrel ageing it takes on ochre or golden tones, according to the Valdeorras rules.
Godello · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: almost colorless, green-tinged.
Material: Young Godello in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(238, 237, 184)
Godello · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Godello in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(227, 218, 136)
Godello · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: pale yellow.
Material: Young Godello in a tilted glass, core
RGB(198, 188, 88)
Godello · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Godello in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(247, 245, 214)
RieslingGermany
Riesling
Germany
The signature white grape of Germany, almost a quarter of its vineyard in 2025.
DNA analysis recorded in VIVC confirms one of its parents, Heunisch Weiss (Gouais Blanc); the other is unknown. Like most whites, it starts pale and deepens towards gold with age.
Riesling · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: almost colorless, green-tinged.
Material: Young Riesling in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(238, 242, 192)
Riesling · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Riesling in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(223, 229, 146)
Riesling · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: pale lemon.
Material: Young Riesling in a tilted glass, core
RGB(194, 203, 92)
Riesling · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Riesling in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(248, 250, 226)
Sauvignon BlancFrance; also called Fumé Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc
France; also called Fumé Blanc
A French white grape, also known as Fumé Blanc, that usually gives pale wines.
DNA analysis recorded in VIVC shows it is a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, together with Cabernet Franc.
Sauvignon Blanc · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: almost colorless.
Material: Young Sauvignon Blanc in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(240, 239, 200)
Sauvignon Blanc · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Sauvignon Blanc in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(228, 224, 160)
Sauvignon Blanc · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: pale straw.
Material: Young Sauvignon Blanc in a tilted glass, core
RGB(201, 194, 120)
Sauvignon Blanc · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Sauvignon Blanc in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(249, 248, 230)
Chenin BlancFrance · Loire (Pineau de la Loire); South Africa
Chenin Blanc
France · Loire (Pineau de la Loire); South Africa
The white grape of the Loire, where it is also called Pineau de la Loire. In Vouvray it is the main grape, for still, sparkling and semi-sparkling wines.
DNA shows that one of its parents is Savagnin, also called Traminer; the other is unknown. Shown here as a young dry white.
Chenin Blanc · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: almost colorless.
Material: Young Chenin Blanc in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(240, 234, 184)
Chenin Blanc · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Chenin Blanc in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(229, 217, 142)
Chenin Blanc · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: pale straw.
Material: Young Chenin Blanc in a tilted glass, core
RGB(205, 189, 100)
Chenin Blanc · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Chenin Blanc in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(248, 244, 216)
TrebbianoItaly · Abruzzo, Tuscany; France (Ugni Blanc)
Trebbiano
Italy · Abruzzo, Tuscany; France (Ugni Blanc)
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo must be at least 85 % Trebbiano abruzzese, Trebbiano toscano or both. Its rules describe it as «giallo paglierino più o meno intenso».
For the Riserva of the Terre di Chieti subzone the rules widen the range «da giallo paglierino a dorato», from straw to gold.
Trebbiano · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: almost colorless.
Material: Young Trebbiano in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(242, 237, 190)
Trebbiano · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Trebbiano in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(232, 220, 148)
Trebbiano · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: straw yellow.
Material: Young Trebbiano in a tilted glass, core
RGB(210, 194, 108)
Trebbiano · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Trebbiano in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(249, 245, 220)
AssyrtikoGreece · Santorini
Assyrtiko
Greece · Santorini
The dry white of the Santorini designation must be at least 85 % Assyrtiko; the rest is Aidani and Athiri. Its rules describe a «bright greenish yellow colour».
Shown here as a young dry white.
Assyrtiko · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, green-tinged.
Material: Young Assyrtiko in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(236, 239, 180)
Assyrtiko · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Assyrtiko in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(224, 228, 140)
Assyrtiko · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: greenish yellow.
Material: Young Assyrtiko in a tilted glass, core
RGB(198, 204, 98)
Assyrtiko · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Assyrtiko in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(246, 248, 214)
AligotéFrance · Burgundy
Aligoté
France · Burgundy
Bourgogne Aligoté must be made only from Aligoté. Its rules describe wines with a «robe à nets reflets verts»: clear green glints.
Shown here as a young dry white.
Aligoté · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, with green glints.
Material: Young Aligoté in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(238, 240, 192)
Aligoté · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Aligoté in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(226, 227, 154)
Aligoté · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: pale lemon.
Material: Young Aligoté in a tilted glass, core
RGB(200, 202, 110)
Aligoté · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Aligoté in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(247, 248, 220)
Pinot GrisFrance · Alsace; Italy · delle Venezie, Alto Adige (Pinot Grigio)
Pinot Gris
France · Alsace; Italy · delle Venezie, Alto Adige (Pinot Grigio)
A grape with greyish-pink skins: by DNA, a mutation of Pinot Noir. The Pinot Grigio delle Venezie must be at least 85 % of it, and its rules allow a color «dal giallo paglierino al giallo dorato o rosato o ramato».
The same rules name a rosato and a ramato, copper, version of the wine. Shown here between straw and copper.
Pinot Gris · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale straw with a pink tinge.
Material: Young Pinot Gris in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(240, 224, 180)
Pinot Gris · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Pinot Gris in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(230, 204, 142)
Pinot Gris · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: light copper.
Material: Young Pinot Gris in a tilted glass, core
RGB(210, 174, 114)
Pinot Gris · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Pinot Gris in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(248, 238, 218)
Pinot BlancFrance · Alsace; Italy · Alto Adige (Pinot Bianco); Germany (Weißburgunder)
Pinot Blanc
France · Alsace; Italy · Alto Adige (Pinot Bianco); Germany (Weißburgunder)
In Alto Adige a wine named after its grape must be at least 85 % of it. For Pinot Bianco the rules describe «giallo paglierino tendente al verdognolo».
The international catalogue of varieties (VIVC) records it as a mutation of Pinot Noir.
Pinot Blanc · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, green-tinged.
Material: Young Pinot Blanc in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(239, 239, 196)
Pinot Blanc · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Pinot Blanc in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(227, 226, 156)
Pinot Blanc · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: straw yellow.
Material: Young Pinot Blanc in a tilted glass, core
RGB(201, 200, 114)
Pinot Blanc · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Pinot Blanc in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(248, 248, 222)
Müller-ThurgauGermany (Rivaner); Italy · Alto Adige, Trentino
Müller-Thurgau
Germany (Rivaner); Italy · Alto Adige, Trentino
Bred in 1883 by Hermann Müller, from Riesling. In Alto Adige it must be at least 85 % of the wine, and its rules describe «giallo paglierino tendente al verdognolo».
Its breeder thought he had crossed Riesling and Silvaner; DNA showed the second parent is Madeleine Royale.
Müller-Thurgau · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, green-tinged.
Material: Young Müller-Thurgau in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(240, 240, 198)
Müller-Thurgau · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Müller-Thurgau in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(228, 227, 160)
Müller-Thurgau · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: pale straw.
Material: Young Müller-Thurgau in a tilted glass, core
RGB(203, 202, 118)
Müller-Thurgau · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Müller-Thurgau in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(248, 248, 224)
SilvanerGermany · Franken, Rheinhessen; Italy · Alto Adige (Sylvaner); France · Alsace
Silvaner
Germany · Franken, Rheinhessen; Italy · Alto Adige (Sylvaner); France · Alsace
In Alto Adige, a Sylvaner must be at least 85 % of this grape, and its rules describe «giallo paglierino tendente al verdognolo».
By DNA, it is the offspring of Traminer and Österreichisch Weiss; the international catalogue (VIVC) places its origin in Austria.
Silvaner · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, green-tinged.
Material: Young Silvaner in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(238, 240, 194)
Silvaner · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Silvaner in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(225, 227, 154)
Silvaner · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: pale straw.
Material: Young Silvaner in a tilted glass, core
RGB(198, 202, 110)
Silvaner · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Silvaner in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(247, 248, 220)
KernerGermany; Italy · Alto Adige (Valle Isarco)
Kerner
Germany; Italy · Alto Adige (Valle Isarco)
In Alto Adige, a Kerner must be at least 85 % of this grape. Its rules describe «giallo paglierino con riflessi verdognoli».
Shown here as a young dry white.
Kerner · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, with green glints.
Material: Young Kerner in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(238, 240, 188)
Kerner · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Kerner in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(224, 226, 146)
Kerner · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: straw yellow.
Material: Young Kerner in a tilted glass, core
RGB(196, 200, 102)
Kerner · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Kerner in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(247, 248, 216)
Fetească RegalăRomania · Recaș, Dealu Mare, Târnave, Iași
Fetească Regală
Romania · Recaș, Dealu Mare, Târnave, Iași
In the Recaș designation a wine named after its grape must be at least 85 % of it. For Fetească Regală its rules describe «galben-limonie, cu nuanţe verzui»: lemon yellow with green hints.
By DNA, it is the offspring of Fetească Albă and Francuse, according to the international catalogue of varieties (VIVC).
Fetească Regală · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, green-tinged.
Material: Young Fetească Regală in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(238, 237, 176)
Fetească Regală · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Fetească Regală in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(226, 222, 136)
Fetească Regală · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: lemon yellow.
Material: Young Fetească Regală in a tilted glass, core
RGB(200, 194, 94)
Fetească Regală · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Fetească Regală in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(247, 246, 214)
Fetească AlbăRomania · Recaș, Cotnari, Iași, Târnave
Fetească Albă
Romania · Recaș, Cotnari, Iași, Târnave
In the Recaș designation a wine named after its grape must be at least 85 % of it. For Fetească Albă its rules describe «culoarea galben-pai, cu reflexii verzui»: straw yellow with green glints.
The international catalogue of varieties (VIVC) places its origin in Romania.
Fetească Albă · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, with green glints.
Material: Young Fetească Albă in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(239, 235, 184)
Fetească Albă · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Fetească Albă in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(227, 218, 144)
Fetească Albă · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: straw yellow.
Material: Young Fetească Albă in a tilted glass, core
RGB(201, 188, 102)
Fetească Albă · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Fetească Albă in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(248, 244, 218)
Muscat OttonelRomania · Recaș, Dealu Mare, Murfatlar; Hungary · Badacsony
Muscat Ottonel
Romania · Recaș, Dealu Mare, Murfatlar; Hungary · Badacsony
A delicately scented muscat. In the Recaș designation a wine named after its grape must be at least 85 % of it, and its rules describe Muscat Ottonel as «galben-pai»: straw yellow.
By DNA, its parents are Muscat d'Eisenstadt and Chasselas; the international catalogue of varieties (VIVC) places its origin in France.
Muscat Ottonel · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, green-tinged.
Material: Young Muscat Ottonel in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(240, 232, 178)
Muscat Ottonel · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Muscat Ottonel in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(228, 216, 138)
Muscat Ottonel · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: straw yellow.
Material: Young Muscat Ottonel in a tilted glass, core
RGB(202, 188, 98)
Muscat Ottonel · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Muscat Ottonel in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(248, 242, 216)
FurmintHungary · Tokaj, Somló; Slovakia · Tokaj
Furmint
Hungary · Tokaj, Somló; Slovakia · Tokaj
The great grape of Tokaj, a wine region shared by Hungary and Slovakia. On the Slovak side, a Tokajský Furmint may carry at most 15 % of other permitted grapes, and its rules describe «bledozelená až bledožltá, zlatistá»: pale green to pale yellow, golden.
Shown here as a young dry white. By DNA, its parents are Alba Imputotato and Heunisch Weiss, according to the international catalogue of varieties (VIVC).
Furmint · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, green-tinged.
Material: Young Furmint in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(237, 237, 180)
Furmint · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Furmint in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(226, 218, 138)
Furmint · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: pale gold.
Material: Young Furmint in a tilted glass, core
RGB(205, 182, 90)
Furmint · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Furmint in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(247, 245, 216)
WelschrieslingHungary · Balaton (Csopak, Badacsony)
Welschriesling
Hungary · Balaton (Csopak, Badacsony)
Called Olaszrizling in Hungary. The Csopak designation, on Lake Balaton, admits only Olaszrizling and Furmint, with at most 15 % Furmint, and its rules describe a color «a halvány zöldessárgától a szalmasárgáig»: from pale greenish yellow to straw.
The international catalogue of varieties (VIVC) records Coccalona Nera as one of its parents and places its origin in Italy.
Welschriesling · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale, green-tinged.
Material: Young Welschriesling in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(238, 239, 188)
Welschriesling · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Welschriesling in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(226, 224, 150)
Welschriesling · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: straw yellow.
Material: Young Welschriesling in a tilted glass, core
RGB(200, 196, 108)
Welschriesling · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Welschriesling in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(247, 248, 220)
ChardonnayFrance · Burgundy, Champagne; grown worldwide
Chardonnay
France · Burgundy, Champagne; grown worldwide
One of the most widely planted white grapes. Shown here barrel-fermented, in golden yellow.
Unoaked Chardonnay is paler, closer to Verdejo. Barrel ageing takes it towards gold.
Chardonnay · rim
The rim, the thin edge of the wine in a tilted glass, where the tint shows first: pale gold.
Material: Young Chardonnay in a tilted glass, rim
RGB(240, 220, 130)
Chardonnay · hue
The main hue, between rim and core: the color the wine is named by.
Material: Young Chardonnay in a tilted glass, hue
RGB(221, 191, 85)
Chardonnay · core
The core, the deepest point at the center of the glass: full golden yellow.
Material: Young Chardonnay in a tilted glass, core
RGB(185, 149, 48)
Chardonnay · highlight
The highlight: the lightest tone, where light passes through the wine and catches the glass.
Material: Young Chardonnay in a tilted glass, highlight
RGB(248, 235, 176)
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