In the case of all wines (red, white, rosé, skin-contact whites, sparkling), these terms mean a wine has less sugar (around 1 ...

In red wine, the grape skins come in contact with ... and an unoaked chardonnay also has fewer additives and less sugar than heavily oaked versions. When made dry, riesling is also relatively ...

Grapes also get higher in sugar the longer they ripen on the vine which, in turn, produces high-alcohol wines. Red grapes are particularly ... phenolic ripeness is less important than with ...