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2. Sweetness of wine - Wikipedia

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   A sweet wine such as a Vouvray can actually taste dry due to the high level of acidity. A dry wine can taste sweet if the alcohol level is elevated. [1]: 198–199 Medium and sweet wines have a perception among many consumers of being of lower quality than dry wines. However, many of the world's great wines, such as those from Sauternes ...

3. Trocken - Wikipedia

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   Trocken, German for dry, is a classification of German wine that indicates a wine that is dry rather than off-dry (halbtrocken), sweeter (lieblich) or sweet (süß). Trocken wines are not devoid of residual sugar, but have, at most, a few grams per liter, which can be perceptible but is not overtly sweet.

4. Classification of wine - Wikipedia

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   Within the European Union, the term "wine" and its equivalents in other languages is reserved exclusively for the fermented juice of grapes. [4]In the United States, the term is also used for the fermented juice of any fruit [5] or agricultural product, provided that it has an alcohol content of 7 to 24% (alcohol by volume) and is intended for non-industrial use. [6]

5. German wine classification - Wikipedia

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   Prädikatswein range from dry to intensely sweet, but unless it is specifically indicated that the wine is dry or off-dry, these wines always contain a noticeable amount of residual sugar. Prädikatswein must be produced from allowed varieties in one of the 39 subregions ( Bereich ) of one of the 13 wine-growing regions, although it is the ...

6. Wine tasting descriptors - Wikipedia

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   Spicy: a wine with aromas and flavors reminiscent of various spices such as black pepper and cinnamon. While this can be a characteristic of the grape varietal, many spicy notes are imparted from oak influences. [23] Supple: a wine that is not overly tannic. [6] Sweet: a wine with a noticeable sense of sugar levels (aka Residual sugar). [2] [3]

7. Glossary of wine terms - Wikipedia

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   German wine classification for dry wines from a single vineyard location Selection de grains nobles A sweet botrytized wine made in the French region of Alsace Semi-generic Wines made in the United States but named after places that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau requires be modified by a US name of geographic origin. Examples ...