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Question
What colour is the
juice in a Durif grape?
Answer
The juice in a Durif
grape is colourless as is the juice in the grapes of all major varieties.
The colour in red wine is obtained from pigments contained in the skins
of the red grapes, not the juice.
To produce red wine the grapes are usually crushed and fermented with
the skins and this process extracts the colour. Red grapes, Pinot Noir
in particular, are often used in Champagne and similar clear sparkling
wines. To avoid discolouring from the skins these grapes are carefully
pressed and the free run juice separated from the skins before fermentation
into wine.

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