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Sugar residuals - white port

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 7:52 am
by Per Soerensen
Hi

I've been looking everywhere but can't find any information about the different levels of sugar residuals in white port.

Does anyone have an idea about that and maybe a range for extra dry, dry and lagrima?

Thank you in advance.
Per

Re: Sugar residuals - white port

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:38 am
by Eric Menchen
IVDP Sweetness Standards

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Sweetness	Volumetric Mass                 °Baumé      Sugars (g/l)
Extra Dry	< 0,9980 g/cm3                  0,0         <40
Dry	      de 0,9980 g/cm3 a 1,0079 g/cm3  0,0 – 1,3   40 – 65
Semi dry    de 1,0080 g/cm3 a 1,0179 g/cm3  1,4 – 2,7	65 – 90
Sweet       de 1,0180 g/cm3 a 1,0339 g/cm3  2,8 – 5,0	90 – 130
Very Sweet  > 1,0340 g/cm3                  >5,0        >130
from http://winewomantravel.wordpress.com/20 ... ite-ports/

Re: Sugar residuals - white port

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:42 am
by Per Soerensen
Thank you!

That is exactly what I'm after.

BR
Per