Types of Dry Wine
Wine is considered dry if its residual sugar content is 1.4 percent or less. Wine becomes dry during the fermentation process, as grape sugars are consumed by yeast and converted to alcohol. Does this Spark an idea?
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Types
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The driest white wines are typically made from Sauvignon Blanc, Albariño and Chardonnay grapes, and the driest red wines are made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir grapes.
Considerations
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Champagne is considered a dry sparkling wine, with "Extra Brut" the driest type at less than 0.6 percent residual sugar content.
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Identification
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There is generally no indication of residual sugar content on the wine bottle label, except for sweet dessert wines, which have significantly higher levels of residual sugar content.
Expert Insight
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Grapes grown in warm regions such as Australia and California are usually riper at harvest and may taste sweet, though the wine they produce is technically considered dry.
Fun Fact
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The term "table wine" derives from the general rule that when pairing wine with food, the drier the wine the better it will be at the table.
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when writing a song I prefer a dry wine. "Five Minutes", (the recording), came from such a wine. You can tell this because I hit so many bad notes. The actual composing of music came from being scrunched into a mini-bus for 45 minutes in 90 degree heat and wishing I was on the moon and the words from someones smile.
