This has led to the enthusiastic adoption of earlier picking, maximising fresh flavours and lower alcohol levels. The lesson has been taken on board with red wines (cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir ...

Red wines have a lot of uses in cooking and baking (read: adding pinot noir to brownie batter). In general, light red wines are lower in alcohol content, usually clocking in under 12.5 percent ABV.

Chardonnay is born from Chardonnay grapes, while Pinot Grigio comes from Pinot Gris grapes, a lighter-skinned mutation of the Pinot Noir grape ... varietal the more alcohol-heavy of these two ...