Why is Wine a Solvent but Sugar is Not?

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Wine acts as a solvent due to its composition, primarily being a solution of water and ethanol, which are completely miscible and can mix in any proportion. In contrast, sugar is a solid and functions as a solute when dissolved in water, which serves as the solvent. The concept of solubility is key, as it defines how much solute can dissolve in a solvent. A solution is characterized by the presence of both a solvent and a solute, which can be gases, liquids, or solids of different chemical compositions.
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Why is wine a solvent but sugar is not?
 
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Uh ... because sugar is a solid ?
 
Wine is a solution of water and ethanol plus some other chemical compounds. In this case they are toally miscible, meaning that they can mix in all proportion.

Sugar can dissolve in water, and here we can describe how much by the term solubility.
Sugar would be the solute and water the solvent.

Technically, a solution contains a solvent ( gas, liquid or solid ) and a solute ( gas, liquid or solid of different chemical ).
 

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