Why are wines that are dry called dry, when they are clearly wet.?

Question

Why are wines that are dry called dry, when they are clearly wet.?

Answer 1

because, some wines have more tannins than others, when a wine is dry, it means it has more tannins, which dry your mouth up rather than give a refreshing experience!

Answer 2

Because they make your mouth feel realy dry.

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Answer 3

They make your tongue dry. Hahaha...this question made me laugh, though.

Answer 4

If your dry wine is wet, then you should contact your reseller and the bottler of the wine.  "Wet" dry wine is a sign of improper handling, allowing nearly 750 mL of moisture to seep in through the cork and turn it wet again, ruining the rough, gritty texture that makes dried wine such a treat.  The reseller should refund your money, and start working IMMEDIATELY with the bottler and the winery to figure out where in the process of manufacture, handling, and distribution the problems occurred so it doesn't happen again.

You know good dry wine when you see it, because it looks like a few tablespoons of lemonade mix (pink lemonade mix if it's red wine) at the bottom of the bottle.

Answer 5

Salutations,

I believe dry is a reference to how much Tannin the fermented juice in question contains. the more tannin a wine contains the stronger the mouth drying effect. the same is true for Tea. I personally prefer dry to sweet wine, but will drink either. Cheers

Answer 6

I had to explain this to my 12 year old the other day. It's called "dry" because it has a "dry" taste to it. Dry v Sweet. If it's a "dry" wine, it will be something like a Cabernet (red) or a Chardonnay (white).

Going to wine shops and wineries is a great way to learn about wines, and why they're called what they're called. Also, at the wineries, they can go into greater detail about how the juices are extracted from the grapes (and other fruits) to make the wines.

Each winery has their "signature" wine. Meaning, the wine they're most noted for. It could be the same grape variety as any other winery, but they'll have a different name for it, than anyone else.

Answer 7

The tannins in wine leave a "dry" sensation in your mouth. Like when you eat a handful of walnuts.  

Answer 8

The taste of a wine is the related to the level of residual sugar after the fermenting process.  A dry wine has less than a medium, which in turn has less than a sweet.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

i need glass of wine.

Answer 11

It refers to how sweet the wine is.

A dry wine is not sweet. A wet wine is.

Answer 12

Being silly now . . . . .

Answer 13

i used to never understand that either.   it is the taste, they leave a dryish taste in the mouth! in my experience personally i think dry wines are nasty!!