To make a white wine, green-skinned grapes are pressed, and the skins are removed. If the skins are left with the clear juice for a period, the wine becomes an “orange” or “amber” wine. To make red ...

White Pinot Noir was invented in Champagne and perfect around the world. Pinot Noir is red, right? Well, yes. And no. Which is to say, it doesn’t have to be. Like almost all red grapes, the flesh of a ...

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Chenin Blanc is kind of the underdog of white wine grapes — but in the best way. Originally from the Loire Valley in France, this versatile grape can do it all: crisp and dry, sweet and rich, still or ...

Pinot Noir is red, right? Well, yes. And no. Which is to say, it doesn’t have to be. Like almost all red grapes, the flesh of a Pinot Noir grape is pale green, which means that if you crush the grapes ...