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Last time we looked at the difference between a “Dry” wine and a “Tannic” wine. In the wine world, “Dry” refers to the sweetness, or amount of residual sugar, in the wine while “Tannic” refers to the astringent effect on your palate of the wine that comes from the grape skins, seeds, stems and oak aging.
To recap from last time, the amount of Residual Sugar (RS) in a wine is categorized as follows:
- Dry: Less than 1% sweetness or