wine terms dry, semi dry etc...

[Innkeeper]

Hi Culnatchee, and welcome to the Wine Board. When grapes are fermented, the sugar in them turns into alcohol. When all the sugar is fermented, the wine is dry. If less than all sugar is fermented or if unfermented juice is put back in, the wine is off dry. There are many "undry" terms. If you are progressing from dry they normally are: off dry, semi sweet, and sweet. Semi dry would be a term used if progessing from sweet.