Dry
In still wines, it means lack of sweetness. In sparkling wines, it indicates a slight sweet flavour (less than 35g). A wine is said to be dry when it produces a drying sensation in the mouth which is noticeable mainly in the aftertaste. The residual sugar of a wine is unnoticeable to the palate when it is below 2 g/l. The sweetness becomes clearly detectable at 25 g/l. Wines that have too much alcohol dry as they age.