Splashing out on a celebratory bottle of bubbly and want to understand your terms? We explain the difference between Brut and ...

Even a cheap Champagne still feels fancy. If you've ever scanned the spirits aisle and wondered (thirstily) what the difference is between brut, dry, and sweet Champagnes, you aren't alone.

Madame Pommery was the first to make Brut Champagnes Pommery Brut Royale, the first to make Brut (dry) Champagnes, can be bought for about $55 and its Grand Cru Royal 2009 vintage for about $80.

The Boothby is a sparkling riff on a Manhattan that's made with the classic Manhattan specs — rye whiskey, sweet vermouth ... is made with absinthe and brut Champagne. Ernest Hemingway made ...

the term also appears on semi-sweet wines from the Loire Valley and other French regions. Demi-Sec (Champagne): Has a dosage level that yields 32 to 50 g/l of residual sugar. In Champagne, the scale ...