How or what is added or taken away from wine/gin to make them a "Dry" version?

[Wrongn3mber]

Is there a difference between dry gin/wine ands it's normal counterpart?

[DTCwordfan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin

[RATTER15]

I think more of the sugar is fermented out to make it dryer, im not really sure though.

[DTCwordfan]

http://www.alcohols.co.uk/gin_distillation.php is very useful

[Buenchico]

The dryness of a wine is determined by the sugar content of the grapes. That's affected by:
(a) the variety of the grape ;
(b) the type of soil in which the wine is grown ;
(c) the weather conditions where the wine is grown ;and
(d) the time at which the grapes are picked.

For example, a Chardonnay wine made from grapes which are picked early will be dryer than one where they're picked late, but Chardonnay grapes from hot sunny climate (e.g. California) will still produce a sweeter wine than those from a cooler climate (e.g. Northern France).

However there's still only a certain range of sweetness/dryness that canbe obtained from Chardonnay grapes. Wines from the Riesling grape will almost certainly be sweeter than a Chardonnay, whereas the Sauvignon Blanc grape will normally produce a drier wine.

However, to return to your question, nothing is added or taken away from a wine to determine the dryness. It's simply down to the qualities of the grapes from which the wines are made.

Chris

[Wrongn3mber]

Well thanks for your answers and feed back dt, ratter and chris.