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> difference pretty well between a $5 and $20 bottle (hint: the $20 one is the one not loaded with sugar) Wine loaded with sugar??? AFAIK, in a dry wine all th

by Udik 8y ago

> difference pretty well between a $5 and $20 bottle (hint: the $20 one is the one not loaded with sugar) Wine loaded with sugar??? AFAIK, in a dry wine all the sugar is converted to alcohol- even in the case it's been added before the fermentation, which is still pretty rare, at least in major wine producing countries. That is definitely not the difference between a $5 and $20 bottle of wine (in Italy you can still get excellent wine for $5 a bottle if you buy it from the producer, btw).

jmalicki 8y ago
It also depends on the wine... The difference between a typical $10 bottle of pinot noir and a better $30 bottle is like night and day... But most varieties aren't as delicate and hard to make, so the differences get way more subtle.
algesten 8y ago
whether it's rare depends on the wine. most champagne has added sugar before fermentation. search for "brut nature" which for cava, champagne and the like means it's only the sugar in the grapes themselves.
- Udik 8y ago
  If it's added before fermentation, it's still not in the final product, as it's been converted to alcohol. But you're right, champagne, even the best brands, has some sugar added after the fermentation, about 12g/l. It's part of the method. It's still a rather tiny amount if you consider that an orange juice without added sugar has about 90g/l (and you do drink it by the litre, as opposed to champagne...)
Semaphor 8y ago
This is incorrect, there is always "Residual Sugar" [0] in wine, even when it's dry. Of course, GP is also not correct as there are plenty of wines with high RS that are very expensive while I can get a 7g/L RS wine for around 4€ here. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetness_of_wine#Residual_sugar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetness_of_wine#Residual_sug...

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> difference pretty well between a $5 and $20 bottle (hint: the $20 one is the one not loaded with sugar) Wine loaded with sugar??? AFAIK, in a dry wine all th

by Udik 8y ago

jmalicki 8y ago
It also depends on the wine... The difference between a typical $10 bottle of pinot noir and a better $30 bottle is like night and day... But most varieties aren't as delicate and hard to make, so the differences get way more subtle.
algesten 8y ago
whether it's rare depends on the wine. most champagne has added sugar before fermentation. search for "brut nature" which for cava, champagne and the like means it's only the sugar in the grapes themselves.
- Udik 8y ago
  If it's added before fermentation, it's still not in the final product, as it's been converted to alcohol. But you're right, champagne, even the best brands, has some sugar added after the fermentation, about 12g/l. It's part of the method. It's still a rather tiny amount if you consider that an orange juice without added sugar has about 90g/l (and you do drink it by the litre, as opposed to champagne...)
Semaphor 8y ago
This is incorrect, there is always "Residual Sugar" [0] in wine, even when it's dry. Of course, GP is also not correct as there are plenty of wines with high RS that are very expensive while I can get a 7g/L RS wine for around 4€ here. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetness_of_wine#Residual_sugar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetness_of_wine#Residual_sug...