Whether red wine is rich or light is first determined by grape varieties. Generally speaking, most of the red wines produced by Cabernet Sauvignon and salad varieties are rich in tannins and strong in taste, while varieties like Black Pi Nuo and Camry will get light red wines. Secondly, whether red wine is rich or not is also related to the brewing process. Usually, red wine aged in oak barrels for a long time will be rich, while red wine not aged in oak barrels, such as low-grade table wine and new wine of French thin wine, will be lighter.

Whether red wine is rich or light is actually a person's taste feeling. For the same wine, different people may come to different conclusions, but there are still some rules that can help us judge. Knowing the basic performance rules of these red wines allows us to summarize or express our opinions without going too far:

1, color. The richer and darker the wine, the purple color will appear, while the lighter wine usually appears ruby color. Of course, the rich red wine aged in the bottle will become lighter over time.

2. Transparency. Full-bodied red wine has low transparency, while light red wine has high transparency.

3. fragrance. Responding to the color tone of wine, mellow red wine usually shows more and more dark fruit aroma, and some typical black fruit aromas such as blackcurrant, blackberry and black plum will easily appear in your sense of smell and taste; Light red wine, on the other hand, shows the taste of lighter red berries such as cherry, strawberry and mulberry.

4. Tannin. Almost all rich red wines can obviously feel the effect of tannins (that is, astringency), while light red wines usually have weak tannins.