Sugar residuals - white port

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Per Soerensen
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Sugar residuals - white port

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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
Eric Menchen
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Re: Sugar residuals - white port

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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/
Per Soerensen
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Re: Sugar residuals - white port

Post by Per Soerensen »

Thank you!

That is exactly what I'm after.

BR
Per
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