Diana Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Why does rose wine often have the word 'gris' in the name. To be gris means gray and I always think rose is such a beautiful colour when poured into a glass not at all gray. I ckecked the dictionary and it gave a lot of other fairly obscure meanings including 'tipsy' but nothing that seemed to relate to wine.ThanksDiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpprh Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 HiI thought that Gris was the "blush" type rose like Listel, etcNo idea why it is gris, though. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Vin Gris normally refers to a particular style of Rose where , prior to fermentation, the juice is left a very short time in contact with the skin. No more than a few hours! That way the must is delicately colored.Commonly this technique is used with Pinot Noir grapes - I think that is where the the term Gris (or Grey) comes into it Hagar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pucette<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Pucette<FONT><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">"Qui ne connaît pas la campagne lhiver, ne connaît pas la campagne et ne connaît pas Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 According to Le Petit Robert the use of the word gris here, as in ambre gris, does not denote colour but a particular type (of vin or ambre).As Hagar says, it refers to wines made, like white wine, without maceration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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