Last Fall I did a post discussing the 5 types of wine. Many of you reached out and requested that I go more in-depth and share my semi-professional aka wino expertise with you all. One of the beautiful things about living in Middle Tennessee is that this area is surrounded by gorgeous vineyards. Yep you read that right! Vineyards right here in The South. There is no written law that states only California can grow grapes. LOL Of the five main types of grapes grown in the United States, American and French-American hybrid varieties are the best adapted to Tennessee growing conditions. One of my favorite types of grapes for wine is Muscadine. Which leads me to today’s discussion of red wine.
Red wines are not really better than white wines, but a well made red wine has more flavor components and are typically more complex that white wines. The skins of red wine grapes give it their color, tannin and assorted fruit flavors. Red grape skins are kept in the fermenting vat for a longer period of time.
