Thursday, December 3, 2009

What's the difference between Rose and Blush wines?

The difference is a lot.





About the only thing that the two have in common is that they are both made from red grapes and given a little bit of contact with the skins after pressing to give the wine that pink color.





Roses are not altered after that. They are usually dry and light bodied.





';Blush'; wines are usually chaptalized - which means that the producers add sugar to them to make them sweeter. White Zinfandel, for example, is not a rose, it is a blush wine.





Another way that blush wine is made is to take white wine and blend it with red wine. This belnding usually happens after both are fermented seperately. This wine can be chaptalized or not.





Generally speaking, anything with Rose on the label will be crisp, acidic, fruity and dry as a bone. White Zinfandel, White Merlot, etc. and any other pink wine that doesn't say ';rose'; is probably going to be sweet as Kool-Aid with just about as much sugar.What's the difference between Rose and Blush wines?
No difference. I'm positiv!What's the difference between Rose and Blush wines?
if i am not mistaken a blush is a lighter color wine and it is also sweeter than rose

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