Which wine is sweeter, a dark cabernet sauvignon or a white Riesling?!
Im trying to decide which bottle to open tonight after dinner and i want the sweeter of the two and i dont want to open both to find out can you help me!? also would the wine be less bitter if its room temp or chilled!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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depends on the type of riesling!. a 'spatlese' (later harvest) has more concentrated sugars and fruit flavors than a trocken (dry) or halbtrocken (semi-dry) riesling!. BTW, i'm referring to german rieslings here!. a 'beerenauslese' is ultra-sweet and heavily concentrated!. eiswein even more so!.
riesling itself is mostly very fruity, and novice wine drinkers will confuse the full fruit flavor with sweet, because that is what your taste buds will tell you first!. riesling actually happens to be very acidic!. so if you have a drier riesling, you can pair it with sushi or asparagus!. the sweeter ones (spatlese, beerenauslese) go well with fruit or dry desserts!.
all wine has sugar, so yes, even that cab will have some!. obviously in a lower level though, it is NOT a dessert wine!. and while it should not be chilled to a very cold temp, reds should be served in the mid-60s (but each one is different), definitely cooler than most people's houses at room temp!. for a good idea of serving temps, you can do some research online or in books!. the tannins in the reds will be less pronounced if they are served at the right temp!. too cold and it will definitely taste bitter!.
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riesling itself is mostly very fruity, and novice wine drinkers will confuse the full fruit flavor with sweet, because that is what your taste buds will tell you first!. riesling actually happens to be very acidic!. so if you have a drier riesling, you can pair it with sushi or asparagus!. the sweeter ones (spatlese, beerenauslese) go well with fruit or dry desserts!.
all wine has sugar, so yes, even that cab will have some!. obviously in a lower level though, it is NOT a dessert wine!. and while it should not be chilled to a very cold temp, reds should be served in the mid-60s (but each one is different), definitely cooler than most people's houses at room temp!. for a good idea of serving temps, you can do some research online or in books!. the tannins in the reds will be less pronounced if they are served at the right temp!. too cold and it will definitely taste bitter!.
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The riesling is sweeter!. And there are different levels of sweetness!.
Kabinett Feinherb - Hard to find, but the least sweet of the rieslings!.
Kabinett - least sweet of the commonly found rieslings!.
Spatlese - more sweet
Auslese - sweeter still
You then get into some ridiculously sweet wines (beerenauslese, trockenbeerenauslese, and eiswein)!. Expect the price to go way up!.
And interesting wine is a Dornfelder!. It's a red German wine that is sweet!. Very unusual and well worth seeking out!. A good alternative to whites, yet sweet!.
Remember this about red wines - before heating, room temperature was cooler!. Don't chill red wine, but cool it slightly!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Kabinett Feinherb - Hard to find, but the least sweet of the rieslings!.
Kabinett - least sweet of the commonly found rieslings!.
Spatlese - more sweet
Auslese - sweeter still
You then get into some ridiculously sweet wines (beerenauslese, trockenbeerenauslese, and eiswein)!. Expect the price to go way up!.
And interesting wine is a Dornfelder!. It's a red German wine that is sweet!. Very unusual and well worth seeking out!. A good alternative to whites, yet sweet!.
Remember this about red wines - before heating, room temperature was cooler!. Don't chill red wine, but cool it slightly!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you want a sweet wine, Riesling is your best choice !. !. !. it's a German white that actually does well as an after-dinner wine, and goes well with fruit desserts!.
You will want to get it as chilled as possible!. It's sweetness is better tasting if the wine is as cold as possible!. If it is warm, it tastes too syrupy!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You will want to get it as chilled as possible!. It's sweetness is better tasting if the wine is as cold as possible!. If it is warm, it tastes too syrupy!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Do NOT, NOT, NOT chill a cabernet!!!! (or any red wine) !.!.!. A cab shouldn't be sweet, so if you want sweet, go with the Reisling!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.A good cab shouldn't be bitter either!. Let it "breathe" for at least 15 min after you open it!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Typically the Riesling but it really could go either way!. I've had sweet and not so sweet of each!. A good cabernet shouldn't be very sweet!.
Reds always better at room temp-- whites lightly chilled!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Reds always better at room temp-- whites lightly chilled!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The Riesling absolutely - much sweeter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The whit wine will be sweeter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com