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

submitted 3 months ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.ca

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[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months 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.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Any Riesling from Alsace will be XD.