# Vin gris

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Type of wine

**Vin gris** (French: [\[vɛ̃ gʁi\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French)) is a variant of [rosé](/source/Ros%C3%A9) [wine](/source/Wine) made from red grapes, in particular [Pinot noir](/source/Pinot_noir) and [Pinot gris](/source/Pinot_gris).[1][2] Pinot noir is a black [grape](/source/Grape), but can also be used to make rosé or white wine. When the grapes are brought to the [winery](/source/Winery) and crushed, the juice is run off and removed from contact with the skin, leaving the [color](/source/Wine_color) and flavor compounds from the skin behind. The juice is then typically fermented in [stainless steel](/source/Stainless_steel) tanks before being bottled shortly after, without any aging in [oak barrels](/source/Oak_(wine)).

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](/source/Saign%C3%A9e) (bled).

## Grape varieties

Another grape used to produce vin gris is [Gamay](/source/Gamay), particularly in [Lorraine](/source/Lorraine_(province)), where the [Côtes de Toul](/source/C%C3%B4tes_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](/source/Pressing_(wine))), but the fruity flavor of Gamay greatly changes the taste of the wine.

[Champagne](/source/Champagne_(wine)) is often made using this process, when it is known as [blanc de noirs](/source/Blanc_de_noirs).

The [Moschofilero](/source/Moschofilero), an indigenous grape of [Arcadia](/source/Arcadia_(regional_unit)), [Greece](/source/Greece), is a grape with pink-to-purple skin and white flesh, and makes blanc de gris wines of the [Mantineia](/source/Mantineia) [appellation of origin](/source/Protected_designation_of_origin#Protected_designation_of_origin_.28PDO.29).

## See also

- [Wine color](/source/Wine_color)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bell, Emily (2016-04-25). ["What Is Vin Gris?"](https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/what-is-vin-gris/). *VinePair*. Retrieved 2023-01-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Old, Marnie. ["Despite the change in season, this refreshing and tangy rosé evokes summer"](https://www.inquirer.com/food/drink/vin-gris-rose-wine-20211018.html). *Philadelphia Inquirer*. Retrieved 2023-01-26.

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