The "Sweet" Truth About Wine!

If you're cutting sugar out of your diet....

"Wine Not" Celebrate That With Wine?

After a sugar sensitivity, I had given up wine for weeks. Only after working at a Wine Expo, I learned that I had sacrificed my favorite relaxation technique for no reason...no more guilt!

Residual Sugar Concentration Residual sugar concentration is a measure of the amount of sugar solids in a given volume of wine following the end of fermentation and any sugar addition when making a sweet wine. Residual sugar concentration is expressed in grams per liter (g/L) or as a percentage of weight to volume. For example, a wine with 0.2% residual sugar contains two grams of sugar in a liter of wine, or approximately 1/4 ounce in a gallon. Dry wines are typically in the 0.2–0.3 percent range, off-dry wines in the 1.0–5.0 percent range, and sweet dessert wines in the 5.0–15 percent range. Clearly, a dry wine always contains a small amount of sugar, which many of us may not perceive. Although sweetness due to residual sugars may not be detected, glycerol — a minor by-product of alcoholic fermentation, also referred to as glycerine — and ethyl alcohol also contribute sweetness, confusing our taste with actual residual sugar content. To Sum It Up & Drink It Up: Check the R.S. 0.2% residual sugar =2 grams of sugar in a liter of wine Dry wines  (0.2–0.3 percent range)= 2-3g of sugar per liter Off-dry wines in the 1.0–5.0 percent range=1-5g of sugar per liter Sweet dessert wines in the 5.0–15 percent range= 5-15 g of sugar per liter Reserve a 5 course, 5 wine Tasting Dinner at Sojourn NYC DineRight ($60 Dinner Option)