A guide to residual sugar (RS) levels in sparkling wine. Numbers indicate maximum in g per litre, apart from 'Doux, Sweet and Dulce', where RS should be over 50 but has no maximum. We have chosen 100 for visual purposes to emphasise the scale.
Brut Nature
3
Extra Brut
6
Brut
12
Extra Dry, Extra Sec
17
Dry, Sec
32
Demi-Sec
50
Doux, Sweet
100
Note: The OIV says that it allows a 'tolerance' of 3g per litre on Brut, Extra Dry and Dry.
