How to Mix Red & White Wine

You can mix red and white wine, but you won't make rose.

Despite its appearance, rosé wine is not simply a mix of finished red and white wines. Instead, it is made through its own process. This process is similar to that of making a red wine, but the winemaker removes the grape skins before they can make the wine fully red. Although mixing red and white wines will not result in a true rosé, it allows you to make a creative wine to suit your own taste. You can blend a very sweet white wine with a dry and heavy red wine to create something in between.

Things You'll Need

• Glass
• Spoon

Instructions

1. Pour some of the less intensely flavored wine into your glass, filling it just under half full.

2. Add some of the other wine to the glass. Start with a small amount of this wine, such as 1/8 of the total glass.

3. Stir your creation thoroughly with a spoon to completely blend the two wines; then take a sip. The wine will probably still taste very much like the first wine rather than an obvious blend.

4. Pour more of the second wine into your glass if you are not content with the strength of its flavor. Stir well to blend; then taste again. Repeat this process until you have reached your desired balance between the flavors of the two wines.

Tips & Warnings

• While your finished product might turn out well, it is just as likely to taste strange and obviously mixed (especially to those with a sophisticated wine palate).

Resources

• Telegraph.co.uk: Rose? Just Mix Red and White Wine, Says EU