Sparkling Wine Sweetness

Wine labeling is confusing, especially when it comes to Sparkling.  Brut?  Sounds fierce right?  Extra Dry, that sounds drier than Brut right?  Demi-sec?  Well, have no fear, determining sparkling wine sweetness it’s as simple as checking out the chart below:

For Cava or Champagne

Category Description Grams of Sugar per Liter
Brut Nature Essentially Bone Dry 0 – 3
Extra Brut Incredibly dry 0 – 6
Brut Very dry to dry < 15
Extra Dry / Seco Off Dry 12 – 20
Dry / Seco A touch sweet 17 – 35
Demi-Sec / Semiseco Semi-sweet 35 – 50
Sweet Sweet to Cloying > 50