Wine Blog Articles
Is there sugar in wine? Is this called residual sugar? Sugar Levels in South African Wine Sugar in wine refers to the natural sugars found in the grapes (glucose and fructose). Residual sugar is the sugar left over in the wine after fermentation. Sugar in grapes is necessary for conversion, during fermentation, to alcohol. For […]
Is there sugar in wine? Is this called residual sugar? Read More »
I remember reading wine labels for the first time, and being completely confused on how wine could have aromas of fruit, flowers, vegetal or spice notes let alone honey or tobacco. I wondered if the wine makers added some sort of essence to the wine to give it these notes? Was that possible? Well
Where does wine get its aromas from? Read More »
Wine has been around since 4000 BC and it’s not going away anytime soon, even with pandemics LOL! Made in 53 countries, it is consumed by oenophiles worldwide. With over 240 million hectolitres (Visualcapitalist.com) made across the globe annually, is it any wonder why wine is such an interesting topic? South Africa’s Wine Story: Once
Happy Birthday to South African Wine! Read More »
