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Wine type: White

White wine differs from red wine in, first and most obviously, color. Under that skin, the pulpy part of a white grape is the same color as that of a red grape. The skin dictates the end color for red wine, which differs from the white's color determinates.

This is mainly due to the pressing of the grapes. When white grapes are picked, they are immediately pressed and the juice is removed from the skins with little contact.

Color in white wine does vary, often from the type of grape, occasionally from the use of wood. Listed below are a few of the most common white varieties in the world wine market and of wine.com. They are listed from lighter bodied, and lighter colored, to fuller bodied with deeper colors. The list is not set in stone – winemaker's decisions and climate may affect the end result of a white wine's body and color – we just give you the guidelines.

Chamonix Sav Blanc 2009, SA
Ken Forrester Sav Blanc 2010, SA
Paul Cluver Sav Blanc 2010, SA
Thelema Sutherland Sav Blanc 2009, SA
Raoul’s Jackals River Chardonnay 2010, SA
Chamonix Chardonnay 2008, SA
Glen Carlou Chardonnay 2009, SA
Waterford Chardonnay 2008, SA
Vergelegen Sav Blanc 2010, SA
Ken Forrester The FMC 2008, SA
Ken Forrester Petit Chenin 2010, SA
Kleine Zalze Chenin Blanc 2010, SA
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