On 19 May 2007 14:01:43 -0700, Dee Dee > wrote:

>Hmm - Steve, I prefer dry wines. Would that be opposite of 'sweet'?

Exactly. No more, no less.

But beware.

There is a recent fashion for "dry wines", which means that a lot of
people who actually like a little sweetness declare themselves to be
dry-wine drinkers. This has resulted in some of the big brands
marketing "dry" wines that are actually off-dry (i.e. have a little
sugar).

Sometimes, also wines can taste a little sweet, but that sweet effect
comes from the ripe fruit flavours, and there is acuallya very low
sugar content.

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Steve Slatcher
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