White wines are produced from white grapes. White wines can also be produced from red grapes. White grapes can also produce red wines. Are you confused yet? Let me explain.

The color of the wine comes from the grape’s skin. The longer a winemaker leaves freshly harvested fruit on the skins, the richer the juice color will be. If the skins are darker, they can produce a wine with all the characteristics of a white wine but with a darker hue, ranging from orange to rose to purplish gray. The process is called Ramato, and incredible examples of these wines, including Attems Ramato Pinot Grigio, are available today.

Attems Ramato Pinot Grigio has a gorgeous salmon pink color, similar to a Rosé wine from the south of France. However, this beauty is from eastern Italy’s Friuli region. The wine opens with aromas of golden peach and orange blossom, that leads to layers of stone fruit, citrus, and wild cherry. Leaving the grape must on the skins for a short time imparts color as well as texture and structure from the skin’s influence. It is the perfect wine to sip with fresh shellfish, chilled salads, or a platter of prosciutto with melon.