| Although the dining rules whether to sip red or | | | | sub-zero temperature to remove the crystals |
| white is a bit more complicated, the differences | | | | that will form after fermentation. Although the |
| between the processes are almost none. The first | | | | crystals are harmless, it will not look pretty when |
| difference between the process of making red | | | | the wine is served. |
| wine and white wine making is the color of the | | | | Aging |
| grapes used and what parts of the grapes are | | | | White wine also requires an aging period, but |
| crushed or pressed. | | | | takes less time involved in red wine making. |
| The fruit | | | | There is also an additional fermentation process |
| For white wine, the most commonly used grapes | | | | added in aging. Instead of yeast, a special |
| are the greens, the yellows or the golden ones. | | | | bacterium is mixed in which causes malolactic |
| Though one may use red grapes but will involve a | | | | fermentation. This process tones down the malic |
| more difficult process because the skin must be | | | | acid present in wine and turns it into lactic acid, |
| totally removed. The grapes are crushed, | | | | giving it a softer taste rather than a strong acidic |
| preferably without the skin and stems as these | | | | one. Red wines do not usually undergo this |
| add a tannic taste to the wine which is a no-no | | | | process. The lactic acid, being a building block of |
| for such wines. | | | | milk, gives the wine a creamy or buttery taste. |
| The process | | | | Filtering |
| The process is basically the same. Yeast is added | | | | White wine is filtered properly and well before it is |
| at least twenty four hours after the grapes are | | | | bottled. This wine is unsightly when it is cloudy. It |
| crushed into what is called the must. And the | | | | looks best when it is crystal clear. |
| fermentation process takes at least a week to | | | | Now that you are aware of the white wine |
| three whole weeks. Sanitation is still a very big | | | | making process, you should start learning how to |
| issue with wine making. | | | | serve white wine and when. It is best served |
| Cold process | | | | chilled, not cold, and in narrow glasses to |
| The fermentation process of white wine involves | | | | concentrate the scent and for light meals or |
| a cooler atmosphere than in red wine making. | | | | snacks. |
| Also after fermentation, the wine is frozen to a | | | | |