Which wine style is typically made from red grapes and is often described as light and crisp?

• A. Rosé
• B. White
• C. Red
• D. Sparkling

Answer: (A)

Rosé is typically made from red grape varieties but with only a short period of skin contact, which gives a pink color without building up tannins. That results in a light-bodied, crisp, refreshing wine—the kind of style that often tastes of red fruit like strawberry or raspberry but finishes bright and clean. White wines are usually made from white grapes, or from red grapes with no skin contact, which creates a different, lighter color and flavor profile. Red wines come from longer skin contact, yielding more color, tannin, and a fuller body. Sparkling describes the presence of bubbles rather than the grape origin or body, and rosé can be still or sparkling, but the description of being made from red grapes and tasting light and crisp best fits rosé.