Hello Mary, > However, in the days when I sometimes accompanied my late husband to a > wine shop (here in the U.S.), I never saw "claret" offered, but a > number of varieties termed "rosé."
In Spain, where we don't understand about wines at all, we make a difference between 'clarete' (claret) and 'rosado' (rosé): ,----- [ ] | Clarete wine is usually treated as Rose wine, but this is a big error. | The main difference between them is the elaboration process. Rose wine | is done by fermenting must without the skin of the grapes, and the | Clarete wine is elaborated including the peel of the grapes. People | makes Clarete wine when they want to make enough rose wines but they | don't have enough red grapes. | | In tasting, the difference is the sensation of bindness. So, putting | it quite simply, the Clarete wine is a Low colored red wine and a | Rose wine is a High colored white wine. `----- Cheers! -- Best regards, Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain) Using The Bat! v3.5.0.31 on Windows 2000 5.0 Service Pack 4 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.5.33 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
