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 MatthewsExamples of brut in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebLane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2024
Sit on the porch at Wolf Mountain to enjoy a casual lunch, a glass of the brut rosé, and an incredible scenic view.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
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
Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
The menu has several pages devoted to Champagne, including dozens of brut and rosé options from Dom Perignon.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 30 Jan. 2024
For those making a brief stop at the winery, a simple tasting includes three expressions of Prosecco Superiore: Cosi E Conegliano, a semi-sparkling wine; sparkling San Fermo Valdobbiadene; and Sei Uno Valdobbiadene, an extra brut sparkling wine.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Equally familiar to the house's previous releases, Petite Fleur is a limited brut blending Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes grown in the Cote de Blancs chalk-rich soil, specifically the fields around Mesnil-sur-Oger, France and Pinot Noir from the neighboring village of Vertus.
—Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
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
Adjective
The beach houses are Caribbean-chic in spirit, more brut, or raw, in style than Gyp Sea Hotel, yet still infused with touches of turn-of-the-century glamour.
—Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2024
Sit on the porch at Wolf Mountain to enjoy a casual lunch, a glass of the brut rosé, and an incredible scenic view.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
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
Noun
For the ever-important clink of the glasses, there’s French champagne and Anderson Valley brut as well as sparkling wine concoctions, such as a sage and honey-pear cocktail.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
The menu has several pages devoted to Champagne, including dozens of brut and rosé options from Dom Perignon.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 30 Jan. 2024
For those making a brief stop at the winery, a simple tasting includes three expressions of Prosecco Superiore: Cosi E Conegliano, a semi-sparkling wine; sparkling San Fermo Valdobbiadene; and Sei Uno Valdobbiadene, an extra brut sparkling wine.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Equally familiar to the house's previous releases, Petite Fleur is a limited brut blending Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes grown in the Cote de Blancs chalk-rich soil, specifically the fields around Mesnil-sur-Oger, France and Pinot Noir from the neighboring village of Vertus.
—Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
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
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