of champagne
: very dry
specifically
: being the driest made by the producer
plural bruts
: a very dry champagne or sparkling wine
Pair smoked salmon with … a brut that's not too dry.—
Roger Voss
Roger VossHalf the wines were non-vintage bruts, the best-established brands and a few newer entries.—Thomas Matthews
Thomas Matthews
Examples of brut in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebCaitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
Her debut into the world of bubbly features a sparkling brut ($25) and sparkling brut rosé ($25) — both made in Provence.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
There will also be a Chardonnay from Stone Tower Winery in Leesburg, Virginia, and a brut rosé from Napa’s Domaine Carneros, which uses American grapes and French methods to make its bubbly.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 June 2023
To observe the bubble chains, the team poured glasses of carbonated beverages including Pellegrino sparkling water, Tecate beer, Charles de Cazanove champagne, and a Spanish-style sparkling wine called brut.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 May 2023
The low dosage, 3 grams of sugar per liter, falls into the extra brut category, which enhances both the acidity and the feeling of effervescence on the palate.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023
Use a brut-style sparkling white or rosé wine.
—M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Champagne might feel like a pre-dinner libation, but the crisp taste of a brut cuvee deserves a spot at the table too.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 4 Aug. 2022
This is extra brut blanc de blancs — a dry Champagne, to pour alongside food.
—Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2021
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
The brut in question is created with 100 percent Chardonnay grapes just like Ruinart’s signature Blanc de Blancs Champagne.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
Her debut into the world of bubbly features a sparkling brut ($25) and sparkling brut rosé ($25) — both made in Provence.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
Bernstein’s paintings give a feminist twist to French art brut — raw art — the work of the mentally ill, children, convicts and primitive artists, which kicked Modernist conventions to the curb in the aftermath of gruesome World War II.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
Purchase two four-course dinners and choose a complimentary brut or rosé brut Champagne.
—Audrey Eads, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2020
This brut and a sibling rosé that costs just a dollar more demonstrate why Spain’s cava is my first choice for bargain sparklers.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
The package for two includes a bottle of Tattinger Reserve brut, chef board or market crudite, choice of two bar bites and two cocktails.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
For $650, Fortnum & Mason, the royal grocer, will pack a picnic hamper for six to eight people that includes Platinum Jubilee English sparkling brut, wedges of blue Stilton and Somerset cheddar, King Peter ham, Scotch eggs and tea cakes.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
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Adjective
Last week, Lahaina, which was once the capital of Hawaii, bore the brut wildfires, which became the deadliest in U.S. history.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
Her debut into the world of bubbly features a sparkling brut ($25) and sparkling brut rosé ($25) — both made in Provence.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
There will also be a Chardonnay from Stone Tower Winery in Leesburg, Virginia, and a brut rosé from Napa’s Domaine Carneros, which uses American grapes and French methods to make its bubbly.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 June 2023
To observe the bubble chains, the team poured glasses of carbonated beverages including Pellegrino sparkling water, Tecate beer, Charles de Cazanove champagne, and a Spanish-style sparkling wine called brut.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 May 2023
The low dosage, 3 grams of sugar per liter, falls into the extra brut category, which enhances both the acidity and the feeling of effervescence on the palate.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023
Use a brut-style sparkling white or rosé wine.
—M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Champagne might feel like a pre-dinner libation, but the crisp taste of a brut cuvee deserves a spot at the table too.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 4 Aug. 2022
This is extra brut blanc de blancs — a dry Champagne, to pour alongside food.
—Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2021
Noun
Fliers will be served a Ferrari brut from Trentino, Italy, rather than bubbles from the famed French wine region.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
The brut in question is created with 100 percent Chardonnay grapes just like Ruinart’s signature Blanc de Blancs Champagne.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
Her debut into the world of bubbly features a sparkling brut ($25) and sparkling brut rosé ($25) — both made in Provence.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
Bernstein’s paintings give a feminist twist to French art brut — raw art — the work of the mentally ill, children, convicts and primitive artists, which kicked Modernist conventions to the curb in the aftermath of gruesome World War II.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
Purchase two four-course dinners and choose a complimentary brut or rosé brut Champagne.
—Audrey Eads, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2020
This brut and a sibling rosé that costs just a dollar more demonstrate why Spain’s cava is my first choice for bargain sparklers.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
The package for two includes a bottle of Tattinger Reserve brut, chef board or market crudite, choice of two bar bites and two cocktails.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
For $650, Fortnum & Mason, the royal grocer, will pack a picnic hamper for six to eight people that includes Platinum Jubilee English sparkling brut, wedges of blue Stilton and Somerset cheddar, King Peter ham, Scotch eggs and tea cakes.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
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