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Paul B. wrote: glycerolic in texture.
JoePerry wrote:My ideal amount is whatever a particular wine is capable of carrying.
It's very different from bottle to bottle.
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Jenise wrote: For instance, in California's hot Paso Robles region, 14% is relatively low alcohol and relatively rare--15% is fairly standard and 16.5% not uncommon. Table wines are port-like.
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Bill Hooper wrote:For me, wine over 14% tends to taste like grape-jelly flavored gasoline. I will not drink it. Port, on the other hand...
Jenise wrote:Bill Hooper wrote:For me, wine over 14% tends to taste like grape-jelly flavored gasoline. I will not drink it. Port, on the other hand...
Aw, come on Dragon Breath, you know it makes you hot.
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Paul B. wrote:It had a heavy, rounded, smooth mouthfeel; home winemakers sometimes add glycerine to their wines "to improve mouthfeel" (though I never do as I am philosophically opposed to such additions). Having said that, the wine carried its largesse exceedingly gracefully.
JoePerry wrote:My ideal amount is whatever a particular wine is capable of carrying.
It's very different from bottle to bottle.
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Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:05 am
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keith prothero wrote:I have asked this question on another Board and have yet to obtain an answer.
How do you know please,what the abv of a particular wine is? You cannot rely on the label,as often it is inaccurate.
In South Africa a sample of wine is tested for abv % although obviously just a minute % of total production.What is the position in the USA and other countries and is there a device on the market to measure abv?
keith prothero wrote:I have asked this question on another Board and have yet to obtain an answer.
How do you know please,what the abv of a particular wine is? You cannot rely on the label,as often it is inaccurate.
In South Africa a sample of wine is tested for abv % although obviously just a minute % of total production.What is the position in the USA and other countries and is there a device on the market to measure abv?
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