Which of these Wine's are sweet tasting?!
I would greatly appreciate it.
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Answers: Could you tell me out of these wines, which ones are sweet tasting: Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay or Shiraz.
I would greatly appreciate it.
10 points to the best answer.......
Well
A) Merlot is traditionally considered a dry wine.
B) Sauv Blancs are also dry...they do have a fruity taste to them that most consider "sweet" but really they have a low sugar content. (not that there is added sugar in wine, I am referring to the residual sugar from the wine making process)
C) Cab Sauv is considered the king of reds because of its big, bold often tannic structure, you may find a little more residual sugar but if you are looking for sweet...not here.
D) Chard- queen of the whites if you will, usually extrudes some good fruit characteristics however like the cab sauv, not a first choice for "sweet"
E) Shiraz - also known as syrah- a good fruity wine that often has a pepperyness to the finish, a descent amount of fruity characteristics and some residual sugar....all and all probably the "sweetest" of the lot
However, if you are looking for a sweeter style wine I would recommend a Riesling. Most have some vary pronounced fruity flavors with plenty of residual sugar to satisfy a sweeter pallet. Just do not buy a dry Riesling....dry indicates a lower amount of residual sugar....still good and fruity though.
Update: nate, I have to agree with you on all but one thing.....Champagne is not an ingredient in champagne....I really hope this was a typo and u meant chardonnay. Not bashing ya bro.....just gotta keep it straight.
Sauvignon Blanc would be sweet on that list. Some of the sweeter wines include: rieslings, gewurtraminers.
we have been drinking a lot of boxed wine (which has gotten better lately) and its inexpensive. any kind of fruity sangria is good and sweet if you like red wine, and a mountain rhine wine is very tasty (not alcohol tasting) if you prefer white wine
chardonnay its the sweetest of all of them. Red wine is more prominent and dry. If its sweet that you want you may want to go with a Riesling or Ice Vine(expensive tho)
hi,
Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay and Shirazare are several varieties (ethnies ?) of grapewine plant.
It's not that that makes the sweet or bitter taste but some choices that are made later (during the wine chemistry process) and too the weather and so on (but mainly the chemistry process IMHO).
So, I can recommend two famous sweet white wines :
- Montbazillac
- Sauternes
Wich are the names of some areas (sauternes is a city where the wine is done).
I don't know wich of the listed grappewine plant have been used to make those wines, but no doubt, they are really sweet. They are famous to match with foie gras.
Edit : after a checking, it's right that they are calling their wine with the variety name sometimes too.. but well, this doesn't change the fact that you can have a sweet and not sweet taste with the same kind of grape.
I hope it helps.
I seriously doubt you will ever find a sweet Merlot or Cabernet. A Sauvinon Blanc or Chardonnay can be sweet but the Sauvinon is more likely to be. It depends entirely on the wine maker.
i don't consider any of these sweet at allthough you might find some Shiraz and Chardonnay that can be sweet. Some overly oaked Chardonnay have a very buttery caramelly type flavor.
but none are sweet in my book.
wow flip - not even close.
None of those wines are even considered semi-sweet. The closest you would get would be the Sauvignon Blanc or even the Chard if it were aged and from a toasted barrel (adds the taste of caramel , sometimes even honey)
Merlot, Cab Sav, and Shiraz are usually very peppery and full bodies (some would say bitter and acidic (depending on personal taste)).
If you're wanting sweet, stay away from these varietals.
Look for a Rose', riesling, gewurztraminer, vidal, muscat, lambrusco, white zinfandel.
Flip - Chardonnay is not the ingredient in a kir. It's champagne and creme de cassis - and while chardonnay is an ingredient in champagne, it's not the dominant one - Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier
update - sorry i was thinking about a kir royale - my apologies. i do know that a standard kir recipe calls for white wine - not specifically chardonnay. I just checked all my mixology books. sorry for the confusion.
None of those wines are sweet, infact most are dry. If you really want a sweet wine try a blush like a white zinfandel or look for dessert wines.