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TIL rats can distinguish between Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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[–] agamemnonymous 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They're at opposite sides of the sweetness spectrum, they should be distinguishable by sugar content alone.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Riesling can be anywhere in the sweetness scale, both can be equally dry.

[–] agamemnonymous 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Even Trocken is still sweeter than I'd associate with a Sauvignon Blanc, and if they're just calling it "Riesling" it's probably a Spatlese or something.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Any Riesling from Alsace will be XD.