brut
Sparkling wine descriptor
Brut describes champagne or sparkling wine that is very dry, meaning it contains little residual sugar.
The term comes from French, where it means raw or unrefined.
Brut is the most popular style for champagne: a bottle of brut, Do you prefer brut or extra dry?
The drier category, bone-dry, is labeled brut nature or brut zero.
Emitting small bright flashes
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- effervescenceBubbling in liquid
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
flutes · vintage · cuvée · dosage · fermentation · chardonnay · vineyard · sommelier
sparkling
Emitting small bright flashes
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- effervescenceBubbling in liquid
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
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crisp
Firm and breakable
yeast · biscuit · brioche · mineral · toasty · chalky · lean · refreshing · clean · zesty
dry
Free from moisture
- winesred wine, white wine, merlot, chardonnay, cabernet
- Drink Descriptorsfresh, stale, smooth, crisp, bold
- tastessweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami
- Wine Termstannin, bouquet, terroir, cru, cuvee
- wine sweetnessdry, sweet, semi-sweet, semi-dry, off-dry
- wine tastingaroma, wine tasting, bouquet, wine glass, finish
- brute forcePower over technique
- brutal honestyUnsparing directness in speech
- brute strengthUnrefined physical power
- police brutalityUnjustified force by officers
- brutal beating
- brutal violenceExtreme, merciless physical harm
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