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I enjoy drinking Coke after a long day's work, not for the caffeine but rather the thirst quenching attributes. I don't drink more than that due to how much sugar/acid it has.

Does red wine have sugar/acid?

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The thirst quenching attributes of Coke and wine both come from their major component, the well-known substance dihydrogen monoxide:

http://www.dhmo.org/

You can get it cheaper than both Coke and wine, and contrary to the alarmism in that page, it's quite safe if you take some basic precautions (and helps extend your life too.)

Most of the sugar in wines is fermented away, but some remains. Depends on the wine.

I'll point out though that there is no sugar in Coke, only high-fructose corn syrup.

High-fructose corn syrup contains large amounts of sugar.

Well, that's true, but it's not what people are generally referring to when they say "sugar". But technically I suppose that's correct.

I'm assuming red wine's residual sugar is in the form glucose, but could be wrong.

That's not true for all Coke. Mexican Coke still uses cane sugar; as does Coke in a lot of countries that have primarily kosher / halal consumers.

Damn, I need to try some Coke next time I'm in Mexico then.

If you have a Costco membership, they'll occasionally carry Mexican Coca-Cola in the 12 ounce glass bottles. That's the stuff with the cane sugar (and why it will usually be displayed away from the soda).

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