To pour off a wine gently without disturbing the sediment. Decanter A glass bottle used for serving wine. Dry A wine with little or no noticeable sugar, usually containing less than 0.2 percent sugar. On champagne and sparkling wines, dry often refers to faintly sweet - not as dry as brut. The tactile and flavor impressions left in the mouth while a beverage is being swallowed.
Some beverages finish harsh, hot, and astringent, while others are smooth, soft, and elegant.
Fortified Wine One to which brandy or other spirit has been added. Fortified wines contain 15 to 24 percent alcohol, as compared to most other wines which contain up to 15 percent alcohol. Such wines include Madeira, port and sherry. A term relating to the body or mouth-filling capacity of a wine. Additionally, it applies to wines that are robust, intensely flavored, and comparatively high in sugar, or alcohol content.