The assertion that all port has about100g/L sugar is not universal. Acidity, alcohol, temperature and other attributes complicate direct sugar inference. Prädikat labels do not guarantee the residual-sugar figures supplied for selected sweet styles.
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The author proposes comparing unknown sweetness against a familiar benchmark and combining that judgment with alcohol, dry-variety familiarity and possible botrytis notes. He uses port as an approximate reference. Barsac and Sauternes can differ in perceived weight even at similar analytical sugar levels.
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Sweet wine: perceived sweetness is not an assay
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The author proposes comparing unknown sweetness against a familiar benchmark and combining that judgment with alcohol, dry-variety familiarity and possible botrytis notes. He uses port as an approximate reference. Barsac and Sauternes can differ in perceived weight even at similar analytical sugar levels.
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The assertion that all port has about100g/L sugar is not universal. Acidity, alcohol, temperature and other attributes complicate direct sugar inference. Prädikat labels do not guarantee the residual-sugar figures supplied for selected sweet styles.
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