what is the dryest red wine?

Question

What is the next dryest, the next etc.

Answer 1

Dry refers to the amount of sweetness in a wine, which depends on how much grape sugar (or "must") is fermented into alcohol by the winemaker's yeast. In truth, pretty much all red and white wine on the market, with the exception of Riesling is totally dry, but the way you perceive it differs. Red wines like Zinfandel, Cabernet Franc, Nebbiolo, and Cabernet Sauvignon are usually thought of as very dry because of the high level of tannin they contain, which tastes bitter.

In actuality the most dry wine in both a technical and taste sense is extra-brut champagne. Because champagne undergoes two fermentations and is pressurized, champage labled "extra brut" is utterly, totally bone dry and tastes tastes that way too because of the bubbles. Best of all, extra brut champagne doesn't have the bitter aftertaste some of the above-mentioned red wine does, because it often contains very little tannin.

Answer 2

Since dryness is basically the lack of sweetness, I would probably say that, in my experience, this is a correct order from most dry to least:

Zinfandel > Merlot > Cabernet Sauvignon > Pinot Noir

See, I've only had the 4... I've heard Shiraz (Syrah) is similar to Zinfandel. Cabernet Franc would be like Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot & Cabernet could go either way, but I started drinking wine with Merlot so I might be remembering it wrong, since I never had another one.

That should cover the most common 5 red wine varietals you'll find.

Answer 3

to me the the dryest wine is cab sauv. then probably merlot, zinfandel, shiraz, pinot noir. with pinot being the lightest of the bunch.

Answer 4

lol i had some name kamala du prez in france and it was seriously dry...masybe a bit to dry