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sin03 sin03
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What is the difference between red wine and white wine?

Title says it all... really... Please dont leave silly answers like red wine is red colour while white wine is white... I want the differences... Thanks.. 10 Points for best answer!
  • 2 months ago

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sheryl61 by sheryl61
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THEY LEAVE THE SKIN ON FOR RED WINE THEREFORE YOU GET A VERY INTENSE FLAVOUR. FOR THIS REASON RED WINE IS BETTER FOR YOU BECAUSE IT CONTAINS MORE ANTIOXIDANTS.....ALSO THEY USE DIFFERENT GRAPES AS WELL - OF COURSE.
  • 2 months ago
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Great! That's what i need! Thank You!
p/s: Please turn off your caps next time you do a answer =)
atilla the avenger atilla the avenger
ahh dude,this is really a dumb question..... Report Abuse
atilla the avenger atilla the avenger
ahh dude,this is really a dumb question..... Report Abuse
StellaBlue StellaBl…
You have such great and truly informative answers and you didn't chose the one with 52 positive feedback ratings? His answer was clearly more thought out and informative. Pity! Report Abuse
Mr. Big (Tells It Like It Is) Mr. Big (Tells It Like It Is)
Dumb answer...and I always thought it had to do whether or not the grape mashers washed their feet. Report Abuse
Marooned Marooned
that's the most retarded best answer I have ever seen. What's worse is I AM A WINE PRODUCER. Report Abuse
Marooned Marooned
I hate it when people spread missinformation, and the yahoos aren't helping. Report Abuse
sixtiesradical sixtiesr…
The part about the skins is right, which is why red wines contain sulfites. The skins harbor bacteria, which can turn the wine into poison. The part about different grapes is not necessarily true. Think of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio as two pairs of examp Report Abuse
sixtiesradical sixtiesr…
les.

I'm an amateur winemaker since 1974.

YA sux! Report Abuse
GREGORY GREGORY
who is responsible for this rubbish making front page?? Report Abuse
Mr. Jαzza ™ Mr. Jαzza ™
this isnt the diffrence the diffrence is white wine is chilled and is put threw a diffrent way of pressing and not put in barrels like red wine. red wine is put in barrels to get its taste and is mixed with others Report Abuse
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Hyo K obviously deserved the best answer. How do these things get on the front-page? Report Abuse
Mel Mel
one is made with apples..and the other made with coconut Report Abuse
Nijojo Nijojo
You win for picking one of the worst answers for a best. Hyo K had the best and most correct- and I think the most informative answer. Pitty. Report Abuse
Momo70707 Momo7070…
Yeah, really pick the blaring caps answer versus the well organized thought out and properly typed answer.. Report Abuse
G G
Mental note: To make it onto the front page, must type very short answer in all caps... Got it. What's funny about these 2nd-rate best answers is the thumbs up will continue to climb. Report Abuse
Nicole D Nicole D
Hey dude..they taste completely different.my advise is to consume as much of both as you can in the near future and make your own conclusions.u can even check out a winery..taste.learn and get right smashed for free.cheers drink up its more than good for you. The wine-o queen recommends auz shiraz Report Abuse
ajordan971 ajordan9…
Hyo K was robbed on best answer. Please people, if you're going to take the time and points to ask a question, pick a respectable answer! Hyo K: It was all you! For shame. Report Abuse
anonymous miranda. anonymous miranda.
Haha my god. What a dumb question to be featured. Also a dumb choice for best answer. Hyo K totally deserved that. What the hell. Report Abuse
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"ZOMG RED WINE IS BETTER SO SHUT UP U ALL!!!"

would have been a better answer, to be honest. Report Abuse
Effyouseekayy U Effyouseekayy U
my balls are itchy from read whine Report Abuse
Bridge Bridge
Cheating in choosing the Best answer.. Report Abuse
MusicBox MusicBox
Asker is dumb for choosing Sheryl as the best answer. It's damn obvious Hyo K is the best answer. When you go to main page of yahoo answers, it shows Hyo K's answer as the "best answer" Report Abuse

Other Answers (5)

  • Poiujop R by Poiujop R
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    September 28, 2008
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    Different wines are made from different grape varieties so they are naturally all different in flavour. White wines have the skins removed thus they lose the 'red colour'.

    There are red and white grape varieties however many are versatile.

    Pinot that are generally in red wine, can be used in whites such as in Pinot Gris.
    • 2 months ago
  • Hyo K by Hyo K
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    July 20, 2008
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    well, okay, I had planned to not answer this question, as it seemed obvious, but none of answers that I've read really gets to your point. So, here's my 2 cents.

    I'll leave the silly answer alone.

    The juice of all grapes are clear to near clear. It can be straw or golden, but essentially for this discussion it is clear. The color of the end wine product does not come from the juice but the skin.

    Skin of white (green) grapes are generally removed prior to fermentation because the green or strawish or yellowish skin of "white" adds no value to what a winemaker generally shoots for. All the interesting aspects of white wine, whether is bracingly refreshing, or creamy or oaky all occur in how it is fermented and aged.

    Pink or red or purple or near black wine is determined how the length of time the skin is in contact with the clear juice during fermentation. Less time, less colour, well you get the point. The duration of contact is again a technique used by the winemaker in pursue of what he ultimately wants to make. (side note - the reputed health benefits of red wine versus white wine is not that red wine is fermented with skin versus not for white - it is that an antioxidant called resveratrol is found in the skin of red grapes not white).

    Does this help?
    • 2 months ago

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  • mixter102 by mixter10...
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    grapes come in red and white variety's the grapes will help determine the type of wine.
    To make a white wine you crush the grapes and press the juice off, you ferment this juice to make the wine.
    To make a red wine you crush the grapes and leave the skins and the juice together for the first fermentation. the longer the wine is on the skins, the darker and more complex the wine.
    • 2 months ago
  • new_one_usaf by new_one_...
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    September 27, 2008
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    The correct answer is that white wine grapes have the skins removed. Red wine contains skin in the ferment. The flavors of white wine are therefore lighter but can still be as complex.
    • 2 months ago

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