Red wine is made by fermenting dark colored grapes. The representative types of grape that are commonly used to make red wines are Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir grapes.

Culinary use of red wine is common in the cooking of meat and can be drunk alone. It can be mixed with soda and beer to make a cocktail fitting different peoples flavor preference.

Although red wine contains the same amount of calories as white wine, drinking red wine is preferred over White Wine due to the fact that it contains the antioxidant polyphenol, which is where it gets its dark color making it red.

The Red Wine Diet where you drink red wine 15 minutes before eating your even meal is said to come with benefits such as reduced hunger, lowering cholesterol levels, and even reducing edema leg swelling. (Note that the red wine diet is not recommended to pregnant women.)

Recipes using Red Wine

- Red Wine Syrup
- Tomato Florentine Soup
- Pinot Noir Preserves