What types of red wines are considered to be a dry wine?

Question

Is Pinot Noir a dry wine? What about Cabernet Savinogn (sp?)? Thank you

Answer 1

Pinot Noir is almost always completely dry, and so is Cabernet Sauvignon. I actually answered a similar question earlier today, so I copied that answer over:

If by dry you mean without any residual sugar, then the majority of red wines on the market are dry.

Some wines seem sweet even though there is no sugar, due to a combination of alcohol, the fruit aromatics in the wine, and glycerine, as well as a sweet flavour from the oak the wine was aged in (especially brand new American oak). For this reason a number of wines from Australia, Spain, and California come across as jammy and sweet even though they are actually dry.

If you're looking for a very dry tasting wine, I would suggest a French Cabernet Sauvignon based wine such as those from Bordeaux's left bank. Alternatively, any robust Italian red such as a Barolo or Barbaresco which are both high in acidity, tannin and alcohol, but tend not to be sweet or fruity.

I hope that helps!

Cheers!

Answer 2

Both Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon are dry red wines. Petite Sirah is also a dry red wine.

An interesting note about these wines: Researchers at University of California at Davis have concluded that full-bodied dry red wines contain the highest levels of flavonoids and provide the greatest benefits. The number one wine for supplying the most flavonoids is Cabernet Sauvignon with Petit Syrah and Pinot Noir also ranking highly. Sweeter wines and white wines have less flavonoids and are less beneficial.

Answer 3

I usually think of wines like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot as dry. Pinot Noir is not really that dry. I have never heard it considered that before. Most wine shops I have been to consider it to be very fruity and light.

Answer 4

I do consider Pinot Noir to be semi dry but most Merlots (except White Merlot) are very dry. A Cabernet Sauvignon is a bit dry but not as full bodied as a Merlot. I enjoy both very much. If you are trying reds, Gnarly Head is one I just sampled last week, and it is absolutely delicious.

Answer 5

There some that i be attentive to approximately yet i'm far from an authority. try any Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Merlot and Pinot Noir. Dry wines are wines that have not got any sugar residue. The fermentation technique that creates wine is a technique the place the sugar in the grapes is broken down, and fermented, to create the wine. especially circumstances there are residual sugars in the wine, as quickly as the fermentation technique is complete. different cases sugars are further. The extra of those sugars there are, the sweeter the wine. yet with the intention to become a dry wine, those residual sugars must be long gone.

Answer 6

If your looking for a wine that may not seem so day on your palate I would recommend trying J.Lohr Wildflower. This has a grape known as a valdigue very tasty if your starting to drink red wine.

Answer 7

http://www.hungrymonster.com/bar/Wine_Glossary.cfm
http://www.beachavenwinery.com/dry%20wines.htm