The color of a wine tells us if we are looking at a healthy wine, well made and without defects. It should be clear and transparent, brilliant, without sediments or cloudiness.

The color also tells us the age and evolution of the wine.

The greater the difference between the center and side of the glass indicates that it is an older wine. Generally speaking, white wines become darker as they age; red wines on the other hand become clearer.

But more important than the chromatics of the wine is the intensity, brilliance (when it reflects luminosity) and limpidity (when no sediments or foreign particles are seen) it shows.

Colors of a red wine

Depending on the age and variety, the colors of red wines range from violet blue to tile or brick red, passing through crimson or scarlet tones.

The range can be: violet red, ruby red, cherry red, crimson, plum red, blackberry red, reddish maroon, tile red.

The chromatic intensity is important because it tells us that as they age, red wines gradually lose their color. It also gives us signs of the ripening of the grape, with the darkest indicating a greater ripening. Obviously, each variety has its own coloring.

Summarizing the range of the reds, we can talk about frank red, violaceous red, cherry red, red currants, blood red, orange red, ruby red, purple red, garnet, violet, tile, maroon.