First things first, why is “white” wine, not white at all, but yellow, golden or straw-like in color? It’s color can be derived from an assortment of grape varietals. White wines are made from the grape juice and grape skin of green, gold or yellowish colored grapes or from just the juice (not the skin) of select red grapes (as in some Champagnes). Learn more about white wines in the White Wine Basics...