{{Short description|Type of wine}} '''Vin gris''' ({{IPA|fr|vɛ̃ gʁi|lang}}) is a variant of [[rosé]] [[wine]] made from red grapes, in particular [[Pinot noir]] and [[Pinot gris]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Emily |date=2016-04-25 |title=What Is Vin Gris? |url=https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/what-is-vin-gris/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=VinePair |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Old |first=Marnie |title=Despite the change in season, this refreshing and tangy rosé evokes summer |url=https://www.inquirer.com/food/drink/vin-gris-rose-wine-20211018.html |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}}</ref> Pinot noir is a black [[grape]], but can also be used to make rosé or white wine. When the grapes are brought to the [[winery]] and crushed, the juice is run off and removed from contact with the skin, leaving the [[wine color|color]] and flavor compounds from the skin behind. The juice is then typically fermented in [[stainless steel]] tanks before being bottled shortly after, without any aging in [[Oak (wine)|oak barrel]]s.
Producing a small volume of vin gris (or rosé) can also be used as a technique to improve Pinot noir. Removing some clear juice increases the concentration of colors and flavor compounds from the skins in the remaining juice intended for making red wine; the resulting rosé is known as a [[saignée]] (bled).
==Grape varieties== Another grape used to produce vin gris is [[Gamay]], particularly in [[Lorraine (province)|Lorraine]], where the [[Côtes de Toul]] zone produces a light vin gris. The vinification is the same as with Pinot noir (short contact of the white juice with the red skins during the [[pressing (wine)|pressing]]), but the fruity flavor of Gamay greatly changes the taste of the wine.
[[Champagne (wine)|Champagne]] is often made using this process, when it is known as [[blanc de noirs]].
The [[Moschofilero]], an indigenous grape of [[Arcadia (regional unit)|Arcadia]], [[Greece]], is a grape with pink-to-purple skin and white flesh, and makes blanc de gris wines of the [[Mantineia]] [[Protected_designation_of_origin#Protected_designation_of_origin_.28PDO.29|appellation of origin]].
== See also == * [[Wine color]]
== References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Rosé wines]]