Beetroot wine is a good case in point. It doesn't even like any daylight,
never mind direct sunlight!

It fades rapidly from the brilliant red of an early finished wine to a very
dull browny red if it is not aged in complete darkness -- I cover my 1 gal
demijohns ( imp) with a old black sort of pillowcase and then store them
in the bottom of an old cupboard! And beetroot certainly needs a couple of
years to become palatable!

I know of no other country wine which is so sensitive but ALL wines like a
darkened , quiet and undisturbed location to get on with the aging process.

--
Trevor A Panther
In South Yorkshire,
England, United Kingdom.
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>I been told it but I do not know why red wine must be kept out of the
>light. Can anyone educate me about this?
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