To pour off fat or liquid from food, often using a colander. Unlike the bottled or canned varieties, draft beer hasn't been subjected to the pasteurization process. Also spelled draught. DRY Wines are usually noted as dry or sweet, with variations in between. Dryness is a function of the residual sugar in the finished wine - the drier the wine, the less sugar it contains.
Most table wines are dry.
A French Chablis is less dry than most California Chardonnays, but both are considered to be dry. Having no perceptible taste of sugar. Most wine tasters begin to perceive sugar at levels of 0.5 percent to 0.7 percent. To lightly coat food that is going to be fried with flour, breadcrumbs or cornmeal. The coating helps to brown the food and provides a crunchy surface.