French term for the deep and clear color found in the red wines of Chambertin, Burgundy.
It is currently a common practice to graft budwood from a vine having desirable characteristics onto specific roots from another variety having other characteristics (specifically pest resistance). After the great phylloxera devastation of the last century...
A wine which has a slight pink tint which comes from either the addition of small quantities of red wine or from time spent in contact with the red skins of grapes from which a small quantity of the red tint is extracted.
Rotling is a German term for wines which have been made by mixing red and white grapes. Famous varieties of these wines include Schillerwein (a speciality of Württemberg), Badisch Rotgold (from Baden - made by mixing Rölander -Pinot Gris- and Spätburgunder...