Colour designation (also crimson red) for a red wine in the context of a wine evaluation or wine talk. The name of the red grape variety Carmenère is probably also derived from it. Carmesine is an organic pigment of red colour; the name is derived from the Arabic-Persian "kermes" for scarlet berry. To obtain the red pigment, dried female cochineal scale insects are boiled in water with the addition of a little sulphuric acid. The insects absorb the substance by sucking the sap from prickly pear cacti (opuntia).

1 = bordeaux, 2 = garnet, 3 = cardinal, 4 = carmine, 5 = cherry, 6 = purple, 7 = ruby, 8 = scarlet, 9 = brick
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