Medium Fruity Red anyone?

[Innkeeper]

Of all the wines recommended to you, pinot is the most acidic. The further north it is grown, e.g. Germany, the more acidic it gets. The reason for this is the ripening time. The longer it takes the grapes to ripen, the more the acid develops. In the wines of east central and southern Italy the grapes ripen so quickly that they have to ADD acid to the wines. Don't give completely up on pinot. The reason why we suggested negotiant produced pinot is that most of the grapes going into bulk productions are grown on open, sunny, lowlands. This helps keep the acid down.