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‖ demi-sec, a. (n.)|dəmisɛk|
[Fr., lit. ‘half-dry’.]
Of champagne and other wines: moderately sweetened; medium to medium-sweet. Also absol. or as n. Cf. sec a. and semi-sweet s.v. semi- 1 a.
1926P. M. Shand Bk. Wine v. 151 Champagne..is fortified in the sense that the liqueur d'expédition, which is added..so as to impart any of the degrees of dryness of flavour..(doux, mi-doux, demi-sec, sec, dry, extra-dry, brut..etc.)..is made of Fine Champagne Cognac diluted with old wine. 1952A. Lichine Wines of France xviii. 247 Demi-sec Champagne contains up to 8 per cent, and sweet or Doux up to 10 [per cent of sugar]. 1965A. Sichel Penguin Bk. Wines iii. 151 The degree of sweetness of a Champagne is indicated on the label, according to a formula respected by the whole trade... ‘Demi-Sec’ begins to taste distinctly sweet. 1978Washington Post 20 Nov. e14/3 For your pumpkin pie dessert choose something less dry such as the demi-sec of Hanns Kornell. 1984Which? Dec. 568/1 Both [wines] also come in sweeter demi-sec version. 1985N.Y.Times Mag. 26 May 42/2 Gratien & Meyer's sweeter sparkling wines, its sec and demi-sec, should appeal to the vast market of Americans. |