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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. 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]

4. 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 ...

5. 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.

6. Glossary of winemaking terms - Wikipedia

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   The science of wine and winemaking. Off-dry A wine that has the barest hint of sweetness; a slightly sweet wine in which the residual sugar is barely perceptible. Orange wine A white wine with extending skin contact, similar to red wine production. The opposite of a rosé Organic winemaking

7. Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 - Wikipedia

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   Brokers from the wine industry ranked the wines according to a château's reputation and trading price, which at that time was directly related to quality. The wines were ranked in importance from first to fifth growths . All of the red wines that made it on the list came from the Médoc region except for one: Château Haut-Brion from Graves.

8. French wine - Wikipedia

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   Bordeaux also makes dry and sweet white wines, including some of the world's most famous sweet wines from the Sauternes appellation, such as Château d'Yquem. The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 resulted from the Exposition Universelle de Paris , when Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for France's best ...

9. 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]