Residual Sugar

[Duane Meissner]

Where can I find the R.S. % on a bottle of wine? Or CAN I? I haven't had any luck yet.
Thanks!
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[Innkeeper]

Other than dessert wine, the only time I've seen it is on American Riesling. Check both front and back labels.

[chittychattykathy]

I know this is not too convenient, but many of the wineries give that information on their web sites, as well as the pH and T.A. (+ As a bonus you can learn even more about the winery! )

[winoweenie]

D.M, You don`t say what you`re drinkin` ole bean. What`s you`re pleasure? Give a lil` more, then you`ll get some input. winoweenie

[Duane Meissner]

Actually, I'm very new at this. I only have 2 bottles of wine under my belt. I had a 98 merlot that I thought was discusting, and recently, a Fairbanks Port of California 1995 that was really cheap and really good. Hope that helps.
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[winoweenie]

Duane, looks like you`re into reds so far. You`ll find that generally most red wines are vinified to dry;ie hardly no residual sugar. If you`re taste runs to sweet wines you need to experiment with some of the whites that have some residual. This, of course, eleminates any observation from me.winoweenie

[Duane Meissner]

Thats interesting... In my experience, Reds have tasted much sweeter to me than whites. I have yet to try a white that I like. (When I said that I have only tried two bottles, I meant whole bottles.) I've never paid any attention to WHAT I was drinking, just the color, and I've always been partial to reds. Maybe it isn't the sweetness that I'm tasting, but the upfront fruit. Reds just seem so much more complex and interesting. It's been a while since I've had a white, maybe I aught to try one again.

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