Trevor,
Apologies, but Clinitest tablets by Bayer are used in North America to
spot check residual sugar in wine and are still manufactured in
Illinois. I understand they are not considered useful by most doctors
over here either with the advent of inexpensive glucometers. I often
think the only people that keep this line running are winemakers. I
work for a large medication wholesaler and we still stock them to
supply on special order to pharmacies, but no one seems to keep them
in stock for the above mentioned reason.

Original poster:
Clinitest tablets are used to measure Residual Sugar (RS) in wine.
Winemakers do not use glucometers or 'sticks' as they have filters
applied to measure glucose only. Get the tablets from a winemaking
shop and an interpretation guide will come with it. You can measure
from 0.25% to 5% with a modified test.
Regards,
Joe

> > Can clinistix (by Bayer) be used to test wine sugar? What concentrations of
> > sugar correspond to the colors on the test?
> >
> > How about a diabetic's blood sugar test meter? Can this be used to test for
> > sugar? How do I translate from the meter reading to % sugar in the wine?
> >