Is the white wine red and which one is more popular?

• Posted: May 15, 2008
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• Author: James DeRosa
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• Filed under: General, Other
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• Tags: confusion, mislead, wine tasting

I love when I come across an article the reinforces my beliefs on what "high-priced" wines are and what categories they fall into. I can’t say it enough. Wine is to be enjoyed - not bragged about. Even the most prestigious wine tasters seem to not be able to tell the difference between wines. Makes me wonder… what truly makes a great wine. Is it the wine itself or is it the company that comes with it.

Brochet invited 57 wine experts and asked them to give their impressions of what looked like two glasses of red and white wine. The wines were actually the same white wine, one of which had been tinted red with food coloring. But that didn’t stop the experts from describing the "red" wine in language typically used to describe red wines. One expert praised its "jamminess," while another enjoyed its "crushed red fruit." Not a single one noticed it was actually a white wine.

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