Tradition

Red Wine

Red wine's colour and tannin come from the grape skins in contact with the juice during fermentation.

Red wine is the heart of the wine world - a vast, ancient family spanning every grape, style and culture.

From a light, chilled Pinot in summer to a dense, ageing Vintage Port at the end of a fine dinner, red wine's range is inexhaustible.

Key Characteristics

  • · Red wine's colour and tannin come from the grape skins in contact with the juice during fermentation.
  • · Body varies from feather-light (Fruity Pinot) to enormous (Amarone, Vintage Port).
  • · The best reds balance fruit, tannin, acidity and oak.

Food Pairing

  • · steak
  • · roast lamb
  • · pizza
  • · pasta with meat sauce
  • · aged cheese
  • · dark chocolate

Serving

  • · 14-16°C
  • · Decant bold reds
  • · Bordeaux glass

Subcategories

Light-bodied

Fresh, elegant reds

Full-bodied

Intense, powerful reds

Orange wine

Skin-contact whites