On 27 Jul 2004 06:26:33 GMT, Michael Pronay > wrote:

>Vino > wrote:
>
>> There are several ways to make rosé wines. One is simply to
>> blend a little red wine into an otherwise white wine. I mention
>> this method only to acknowledge it's existence and get it out of
>> the way.
>
>Note that this procedure is illegal within the EU except for three
>designations (champagne rosé being the most notable, two others
>apply to seldom seen German designations as "Badisch Rotgold").

Really? Are you sure it is not just illegal to call it rosé, or to
call it a quality wine or some such?

I know of at least one other producer (not a million miles from where
I live - Cambridge UK) where a "pink" wine is produced in this
fashion, and the process of mixing red and white wine was described to
me with apparent pride.

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Steve Slatcher
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