Second notice the wines hue and shading of the wine's color.
Pale whites are lightest in flavor intensity.
Pale color may also indicate a yield too high for the vines from which the grapes were harvested. Pale with green highlights indicates a wine harvested in a cool climate. Pale with green highlight wines typically have a good acidity. Buttercup-Yellow wines show more powerful flavors, aged characteristics or sweet tastes. The oldest whites will acquire an amber or tawny color though most whites are not meant to age more than 2 to 3 years.