In German-speaking countries such as Austria, Germany and Switzerland, a frequent component in the names of red wine varieties. The attribute "black" or "noir" (French), "nero" (Italian) or "black" (English) is also used to describe the colour of the berries. The dark pigments in grapes, to which red wine owes its colour, are mainly due to the anthocyanins contained in the skins.

1 = Pinot Noir, 2 = colour, 3 = Gamay, 4 = Kadarka, 5 = Blaufränkisch
The colour palette of these grape varieties ranges from blue or sometimes violet and dark blue to deep black. The attribute "red", on the other hand, as with the Roter Veltliner or Roter Traminer varieties, indicates pale red to red grapes that produce a light-coloured (white, yellow, greenish) or at most light red white wine.
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