A Good Year, Glasses of wine, painted in oil paint using a palette knife,
Painting these are great fun, as there are no boundaries, the reflections in the glasses can be reflected from any light in a room or venue, mixing the colours was a little more difficult, as I wanted to match the delicious red wine colours,Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties. The color of the wine can range from intense violet, typical of young wines, through to brick red for mature wines and brown for older red wines. The juice from most purple grapes is greenish-white, the red color coming from anthocyan pigments present in the skin of the grape. Much of the red wine production process involves extraction of color and flavor components from the grape skin.
Europe and North America are significant consumers of red wine, with variations in purchasing behaviors among countries. Americansprioritize grape variety when buying wine,[7] while Spaniards focus on the AOC,[8] and Swiss consumers seek the best price.[9]
In the United Kingdom, red wine consumption volume increased by 35.71% between 2001 and 2005, making it the most consumed wine in the country, accounting for over half of total wine consumption.[10] Red wine represents 52% of total wine consumption in Spain,[8] 55.6% in Italy in 2004,[11] and 70% in Switzerland.[9]
In Canada, red wine dominates with a 52.3% share of total wine sales in 2004, although there are regional disparities, with Quebec favoring it even more.[12] In the United States, there is a balance between white wine, preferred by women, and red wine, favored by men.[7]
Red wine is gaining market share in many countries, even though white wine remains preferred in Australia. Red wine consumption is experiencing significant growth there.[13] In Japan, red wine consumption now surpasses white wine, accounting for 48% of total wine consumed compared to 43% for white wine.[14][15] While red wine’s market share may be increasing relative to other types of wines, overall wine consumption volume is declining in several countries. For example, wine consumption in Argentina has consistently decreased, reaching a -10% change from 2003 to 2004.[16]
