A wine may be classified as demi-sec, which means "half dry" in French or sec, which means "dry".
Demi-Sec - a distinctive type of sweet champagne.
Demitasse - a small cup of coffee served after dinner.
Dessert wine - any sweet wine, or a wine that has been fortified by the addition of brandy.
Demi-sec - A French term meaning 'half dry', used to describe a sweet wine.
Demitasse - A French term for 'half cup', this can refer to either a tiny coffee cup or the strong coffee served in the cup.
Demi-sec (Fr.): (1) distinctive type of sweet champagne; (2) usually refers to goat cheese that is in the intermediate aging stage between one extreme of soft and fresh and the other extreme of hard and aged.
DEMI-SEC (MEDIUM DRY WINE)
In Champagne, effervescent wine containing from 35 to 50 grams of sugar to the liter.
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The driest is brut, followed by extra dry, sec, and the sweetest of all, demi-sec. Sparkling wines are used to toast special occasions like weddings and the New Year, but they're also served before meals. They're especially nice with caviar.
demi-sec: half sweet, the term refers to a sweet sparkling wine
demitasse: half cup, a small cup used for espresso
dés: to dice (e.g., couper en gros dés, to dice; cut into chunks)
désosser: to bone (also desossage, deboning and filleting fish) ...
 See also: Demi, Wine, Cream, Sauce, Cheese
  
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