Wine geeks to a man or woman hate super-rich, clumsily tannic, high-alcohol wines--just ask them.

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Wines containing 14 percent or more alcohol by volume must list alcohol content.

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Texas limits the shipping of beverages by alcohol content, making some wines safe and others prohibited.

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The good news is that both the 2011 reds and whites have restrained alcohol, which gives the wines a unique freshness.

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Wines that are 7 percent to 14 percent alcohol by volume may list alcohol content or put "light" or "table" wine on the label.

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In the 19th century, the rakehell Marquis de Nerthe, who owned vines here, raised the profile of the local wines by promoting them as an aphrodisiac, a claim which may have merit given their relatively high alcohol.

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With residual sugar over 6% (dry table wine is well under 1%) and an alcohol level close to 9% (four or five percentage points lower than most wines), it was an instant hit Barefoot is the largest Moscato brand in the U.S. today.

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Wines that are high in extract (the components of the wine that aren't acids, water or alcohol) also tend to age more sturdily.

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