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Could you tell me what is the average content of alcohol in
french red wine?
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submitted by Isabel de Noronha
Alcohol
is the result of the transformation of sugars due to the action
of yeasts in the grapes. About 20 grams of sugar are needed
to obtain one degree of alcohol. Wine alcohol is called ethyl
alcohol.
1 degree
= 1 % of alcohol in the wine
French
red wine alcohol range from 11 to 14 degrees. The average
content of alcohol in french red wine is around 12.5 degrees
(12%).
Full body
red wines from Bourgogne or Cotes du Rhone have13 to 14% of
alcohol.
Bordeaux
red wines are around 12.5%.
Light
body red wines such as Beaujolais nouveau, Chinon and Bourgueil
range between 11 and 12.5% of alcohol.
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