Sec
This French word literally means dry and when used to describe still (non-bubbly) wines, indicates that the wine has little if any residual sugar left after fermentation, meaning the wine is dry (not sweet).
Foreau 2000 Vouvray Sec ($14.99)
Featured as the March 2003 topic in Wine Tasting 101, this excellent Loire white shows a clear pale-gold color in the glass, typical of Chenin Blanc.
Sec (France)
This term describes a dry wine.
Second wine
The introduction of second wines - primarily in Bordeaux - was an important step in improving quality.
Sec
This is a French word that describes a dry wine.
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Sec: French term for dry. (see Dry)
Sémillon: A plump white grape popular in Bordeaux and Australia; the base for Sauternes.
Sec
Sec is French for dry. When used on Champagne labels, it means sweet.
Semillon
Semillon is one of the more common white wine grapes from Bordeaux.
Sec (sek)
The French term for "dry" (meaning a wine without any residual sugar).
Sec - French for dry, except in the case of Champagne, where it mean sweet.
Sekt - German sparkling wine.
Sec (French), Secco (Italian)
dry
Sekt
German sparkling wine
Selection des Grains Nobles
late harvested individual berries with "noble rot" in Alsace. See Qualitatswein mit Pradikat
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Sec: French for dry. Among Champagnes, sweeter than Brut.
Sediment: The fine deposits which may develop in some aged wines. May require that the wine be decanted before drinking.
Sec
French term for 'dry', as in the opposite of sweet.
Sherry
A fortified wine from Jerez, in southern Spain. It comes in many different styles, most of which are dry.
SEC
French term meaning dry, or lacking sugar. However, on French Champagne labels it means that the wine is sweet.
Demi-sec: In the language of Champagne, a term relating to sweetness. It can be misleading; although demi-sec means half-dry, demi-sec sparkling wines are usually slightly sweet to medium sweet.
Demi-sec
Sparkling wines that are moderately sweet to medium sweet.
Depth
The characteristic of fine wines that gives the impression of having layers of taste, rather than being one-dimensional.
Demi-sec - pretty sweet (pair with fruit and dessert)
Champagne and sparkling wines are also categorized as "vintage" or "non-vintage" (NV on the label) meaning they either come from a single year or are a blend of several different years.
Demi-Sec: Demi-Sec is a very sweet French Champagnes and is not very common in the U.S.
Doux" With a resounding 5% sugar content, this Champagne is a bubbly dessert wine.
Demi-sec: (French) Medium sweet.
Depth: Refers to a wine's intensity or presence of flavour or colour.
Demi-Sec
The French term for medium-dry.
Digestif
A digestif is an alcoholic drink served at the end of the meal, often after dessert.
Triple Sec
A white, orange-flavored liqueur. Similar to Curacao, but more tangy and higher in proof.
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Sec :French term for dry, not sweet.
Second Label:Estate wineries often bottle excess production, lesser wines or purchased wines under a label other than the one that made them famous, often at a lower price.
(a) sec, trocken, secco, asciuttto, dry, tør, ngqüy, seco, kuiva, droog or torrt, on condition that the wine concerned has a residual sugar content not exceeding: (i) 4 grams per litre; or (ii) 9 grams per litre, ...
Demi-Sec: Medium dry, but in champagne it is medium sweet.
Deposit: The sediment of solid particles found in wine. In the case of white wines, these are often fragments of colorless crystals of tartrate.
[edit] Sec French for dry, except in the case of Champagne, where it means semi-sweet.
Extrait sec
Résidu résultant de l'évaporation d'un échantillon de vin.
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6) Demi-Sec (very sweet)
7) Doux* (very, very sweet)
*In some cases, you may stumble upon a sparkling wine labeled Doux. This is supposedly even sweeter than the Demi-Sec, but I've never even seen a bottle of it before.
Its composition will determine whether the final product is brut, demi-sec, or sec. Liqueur de tirage mixture of yeasts and sugar added to sparkling wines to promote in-bottle fermentation.
Amontillados have a demi-sec taste because of the adding of a small percentage of Pedro Ximénez and few producers make this wine in the dry style ...
SEC (DRY)
For the still wines, character deprived of sweetened savour (less than 49 G per liter); in the scale of softness of wine effervescent, character little sweeten (less than 35 G).
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" Sec (1.7-3.5%) literally translates to "dry", but is noticeably sweet. No wonder the public is confused! Demi-Sec (3.3-5.0%) is very sweet and Doux (over 5.0%) is extremely sweet. (see our Tasting Notes) ...
Champagnes and sparkling wines range in style from very dry (Natural), dry (brut) and slightly sweet (extra Dry) to sweet (sec and Demi-Sec).
There is a wide range of styles from which to choose to suit you taste - from dryest to sweetest they are Extra Brut (with 1.5% residual sugar), Brut, Extra Sec, Sec, Demi-Sec, and Doux (with more than 5% sugar).
3 1/2 oz/90g/ 1/3 cup fine/caster sugar
7 tbsp/105 ml raspberry liqueur
1 bottle dry white wine
1 bottle demi-sec sparkling wine (or champagne)
Additional rose petals to decorate, blooms also suitable ...
The EU states that it must have residual sugar content of less than 6g/l. Sparkling wines must have less than 15g/l; Extra Dry between 12-20g.l; Dry 17-35g/l and Medium Dry (Demi Sec) 33-50g/l.
or with the main meal, your best bet is to go with a dry style that is labeled "brut" (for the driest) or "extra dry" (less dry than brut). If you are saving the Champagne to be enjoyed with the wedding cake, a sweeter style, labeled "demi-sec" will ...
 See also: Wine, Sweet, White, Taste, Bottle
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