Some Dry Red Wines

Are you new to the world of wine?  Unsure what wines are considered to be “dry?”  Read on!

Quite simply, dry wines have the greatest alcohol content; their juice ferments until almost all of the grape’s sugar is utilized.  Thus, dry wines contain little residual sugar and are not “sweet.”  What common wines are considered dry?  Here’s a little list for the eager wine student:

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• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Cabernet Franc
• Pinot Noir (the wine that “goes well with everything”)
• Merlot
• Sangiovese
• Shiraz
• Tempranillo
• Red Zinfandel (it’s the White Zinfandel that's the sweet stuff!)

Keep in mind that some of these wines may taste “fruity,” but do not confuse a wine's fruitiness with its "sweetness."  Fruit flavors often naturally balance a wine's absence of sugar.  Also, don’t confuse a wine’s tannins with how dry it is.  Tannins can give sweet wines a “drier mouth feel,” but their abundance does not make a wine dry.  Remember: it’s all about the sugar!  Curious about how these wines taste?  Why not buy a bottle of each and host a few mini tastings, yourself?  You can easily save any leftover wine with the WineKeeper 4-Bottle Showcase preservation system. Cheers!