🍷 Blush wine
The American name for a pale pink, often sweetish wine.
Blush is the American name for a pale pink, often slightly sweet wine. The word means a reddening of the cheeks, and it hints at the delicate pink colour. It is a kind of rosé, but the American name came about to set apart soft, light and sweetish examples.
The best-known example is "white zinfandel". Despite the name it is not a white wine. It is made from the dark grape Zinfandel, but the juice is hardly left on the skins, so the colour is pale. This style became very popular in the United States in the second half of the 20th century.
The wine is usually served chilled, and it is light with notes of strawberry and watermelon. The alcohol level is low, like many rosés.
Blush belongs to the rosé wines and is tied to the Zinfandel grape. Outside the United States the word is used less: in Europe the same wine is simply called rosé. Details of the composition are best read on the label.
Links
- Part of
- 🍷 Rosé
- Related to
- 🍇 Zinfandel
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Rosé
Frequently asked questions
What is blush wine?
The American name for a pale pink, often slightly sweet wine.
Is white zinfandel a white wine?
No. It is made from the dark grape Zinfandel, but the juice stays only briefly on the skins, so the colour is pale pink.
How is blush different from rosé?
It is a kind of rosé; the name is more often used for light, soft, slightly sweet wines.
Similar
🍷 Saignée rosé · 🍷 Blended rosé · 🍷 Vin gris · 🍷 Clairet · 🍷 Chiaretto · 🍷 Cerasuolo
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