SWEET vs DRY
Dry wine is simply grape juice that has been completely fermented. If you remember the fermentation equation.
Sugar + Yeast = Alcohol and co2
Stopping fermentation leaves sugar in the tank. This allows a winemaker to decide the sweetness level before the wine has been completed.
Our sweeter wines include...
Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling
Ceretto Moscato - 1/2 bottle
Banfi Rosa Regale - Red sparkling made
from the Brachetto Grape in Piemonte
Bonus information ...
There's a process called "Chaptalization".
The best example of this is in German Riesling.
If the Riesling grape did not acrue enough sugar during the growing season, the Germans are allowed to add sugar during fermentation to increase the alcohol level.
There are limited other places in the wine world where this can legally be done.
In general, it is legal in regions that produce grapes with low sugar content, such as the Northern regions of France, Germany, and the United States.
Chaptalization is, however, prohibited in Argentina, Australia, California, Italy, Spain and South Africa. Germany prohibits the practice for making Prädikatswein, the higher tiered German wines.
