To me, it certainly depends on why they do it. If it is a stylistic choice or are they in fact trying to hide something. In the end, I tend to believe that you never really hide anything. People are usually smart enough to eventually figure things out

[quote=Brad Harrington]...This wine has some RS in it, Michael told my rep that it had around 2g/L. Not sure how correct that is but to me, there is obvious sugar on the palate. According to the rep, Michael says that leaving just a bit of RS does in fac

The question [does RS prolong a wine’s life?] would be helped by determining if the sugars in the wine are reductive or oxidative. Most sugars in foodstuffs (if I remember organic chemistry right) are reductive. I could be dead wrong. I am not saying I

Brad--I think the notion that RS "helps a Grenache to age" is BS. Think of the great Grenaches you've had over the years--however you define great--have any of them had RS? I doubt it. Sounds like a marketing line to cover the way the wine turned out th

Winemakers have used residual sugar to equal wine's shortcomings for years. In Oregon, Pinot Gris is the "dry" wine that often contains enough residual sugar to add mouth-feel, but not enough ... amount of residual sugar in this wine masks the astringency. In fact I was surprised to learn it had as much residual sugar as it does 1.8gl. But the fact that the sugar was doing its job became crystal...

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[url=http://www.mountainhomebrew.com/browseproducts/Accuvin-Residual-Sugar-Test-Kit.HTML]Accuvin Residual Sugar Test Kit[/url] And you don't even need a Bunsen Burner for this one...

Residual sugar, or RS, is the term for sugar in wine left over from fermentation. It sure gets sweet. Find out more in WineTasteTV's handy glossary...

I'm not even going to look at my notes or previous postings for this one. I want the residual impressions of the many wines I've had here to come through, to assert themselves or not. First a couple of general...