Your tastebuds are actually at their most sensitive in the morning so unless you really prefer extremely dry wines, choose a demi-sec style. |
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They are available in varying degrees of sweetness, but it is the sec and demi-sec that truly inspire on hot, sweaty days. |
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This year was a bit more special, just the three of us and a bottle of demi-sec. |
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Wines may be sold as demi-sec, moelleux, and, sweetest of all, liquoreux. |
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Extra dry, for example, is actually sweeter than brut, which is drier than demi-sec, which is somewhat sweet. |
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There are the versatile usuals, of course: Champagne, off-dry German rieslings, demi-sec Vouvrays, crisp sauvignon blancs. |
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The surprise was that they all agree that blanc de blancs champagne tends to be appreciated more by consumers in northern France and northern Europe and that demi-sec is favoured essentially by those in the south. |
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All these sparkling wines are brut but if you prefer something sweet then look out for demi-sec. |
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There are variations of sweetness available' brut is the driest, sec medium and demi-sec is sweet. |
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The Demi-Sec Champagne from GH Mumm has become available in the UK exclusively at Waitrose. |
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