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Sugar Levels in Wine

Sugar

Very Dry White Wines

Less than 4 gram sugar per liter.

Albariño (Spain)

<4g

Alvarinho (Portugal)

<4g

Assyrtiko (Greece)

<4g

Bordeaux Blanc (France)

<4g

Chablis (France)

<4g

Chenin Blanc Dry (France)

<4g

Cortese di Gavi (Italy)

<4g

Greco di Tufo (Italy)

<4g

Moschofilero (Greece)

<4g

Muscadet (France)

<4g

Orvieto (Italy)

<4g

Pinot Bianco (Italy)

<4g

Pinot Grigio (Italy)

<4g

Piquepoul Blanc (France)

<4g

Rueda Verdejo (Spain)

<4g

Silvaner (Italy)

<4g

Vernaccia (Italy)

<4g

Verdicchio (Italy)

<4g

Vinho Verde (Portugal)

<4g

Viognier (France)

<4g

Weissburgunder (Germany)

<4g

Dry White Wines

Between 4 and 8 gram sugar per liter.

Arneis (Italy)

4-8g

Chardonnay (France)

4-8g

Fiano (Italy)

4-8g

Fumé Blanc (USA)

4-8g

Garnacha Blanca (Spain)

4-8g

Grenache Blanc (France)

4-8g

Grüner Veltliner (Austria)

4-8g

Malvasia Dry (Lanzarote)

4-8g

Marsanne (France)

4-8g

Pecorino (Italy)

4-8g

Pinot Blanc (France)

4-8g

Pouilly Fumé (France)

4-8g

Riesling Alace Dry (France)

4-8g

Rioja White (Spain)

4-8g

Roussanne (France)

4-8g

Rueda Verdejo (Spain)

4-8g

Sancerre (France)

4-8g

Sauvignon Blanc (France)

4-8g

Sauvignon Blanc (New World)

4-8g

Silvaner (France)

4-8g

Silvaner (Germany)

4-8g

Soave (Italy)

4-8g

Torrontes (Argentina)

4-8g

Vermentino (Italy)

4-8g

Viognier (France)

4-8g

Semi Dry White Wines

Between 8 and 12 gram sugar per liter.

Chenin Blanc Sweet (France)

8-12g

Gewürztraminer (France)

8-12g

Pinot Gris (France)

8-12g

Pinot Gris (New World)

8-12g

Sémillon (France)

8-12g

Sparkling Wines

Champagne. Cava. Prosecco. Sekt.

Between 4 and 50 gram sugar per liter.

<3g

<6g

<12g

Extra Dry (Extra Sec/Seco)

<17g

Dry (Sec, Seco)

<32g

<50g

Doux (Dulce, Sweet)

>50g

German Riesling

Between 4 and 200 gram sugar per liter.

Kabinett Trocken (Dry)

4-9g

Spatlese Trocken (Dry)

4-9g

Kabinett Halb trocken (Off-Dry)

12-18g

Spatlese Halb trocken (Off-Dry)

12-18g

Liebfraumilch (Sweet)

18-40g

50-100g

BeerenAuslese

100-200g

TrockenBeerenAuslese

150-300g

Dessert Wines

Between 10 and 200 gram sugar per liter.

Port (Portugal)

15g

Madeira (Portugal)

15g

Vin Santo (Italy)

20g

Sherry Dry (Spain)

20g

Martini Rosso Extra Dry (Italy)

30g

Sauternes (France)

50g

Tokaij (Hungary)

50g

Sherry Sweet (Spain)

50g

Martini Bianco (Italy)

150g

Martini Rosso (Italy)

150g

Eiswein (Germany)

100-200g

Dry Red Wines

Less than 4 gram sugar per liter.

Barbera (Italy)

<4g

Bordeaux (France)

<4g

Beaujolais (France)

<4g

Carbernet Franc (France)

<4g

Cabernet Sauvignon

<4g

Chanti (Italy)

<4g

Malbec (Argentina)

<4g

Merlot (France)

<4g

Montepulciano (Italy)

<4g

Nebbiolo (Italy)

<4g

Pinot Noir (France)

<4g

<4g

Valpolicella (Italy)

<4g

Zinfandel (USA)

<4g

Lambrusco (Italy)

4-8g

Appassimento Wines

These red wines have between 8 and 12 gram sugar per liter.

Amarone (Italy)

<8-12g

Ripasso (Italy)

<8-12g

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