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This blog aims to make wine a little more approachable. Amateur winemaker, Ryan O'Donnell talks about winemaking techniques, tasting experiments, events, gadgets and more. This is Ryan's exploration of all things wine.

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When buying Riesling, how do you know whether you're getting something sweet or something dry?

Category: Trivia

The simplest way is to check the alcohol content on the label. Wine under 10 percent will be noticeably sweet; wine in the 10-12 percent range will be off-dry; or subtly sweet; over 12.5 percent the wine is dry but will still carry a sense of ripe, even honeyed fruit.

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blog-comment-author-91 said:

posted May 31, 2009 at 6:54PM

Thanks for the info it helped a lot

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