Dry, medium dry, medium sweet. Off-dry, sweet? - Café and Winebar Friedrich, Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt

Dry, semi-dry, medium sweet. Off-dry, sweet?

The German designations for wine flavours, whether white, red or rosé, are partly prescribed by wine law and must be adhered to. Dry, semi-dry and sweet are common designations. But off-dry and sweet?

It always depends on the residual sugar content and the acidity of the wine or a combination of both.

Dry

Dry is the designation for wines that are almost or fully fermented, that means wines with a maximum residual sugar content of 4g/litre. Legislation also permits the designation "dry" up to a residual sugar content of 9g if the total acidity is a maximum of 2g/l lower than the residual sugar.

Medium Dry

Semi-dry wines may have up to 12 grams of residual sugar per litre, or up to 18g/l if the residual sugar content does not exceed the acidity content by more than 10g.

Medium Sweet

Semi-sweet wines have a residual sugar content that exceeds the values specified for semi-dry wines but does not exceed 45 g/litre.

Off-dry

The term Feinherb (Off-dry) is often used on german wine labels. This flavour designation is not legally defined. In terms of flavour, it is generally in the semi-dry to slightly sweet range.

Sweet

The indication sweet can be used for wines that have more than 45 g/l residual sweetness.

Brunch Easter Sunday 2026

A light exists in Spring
Not present on the year
At any other period.
When March is scarcely here

A color stands abroad
On solitary hills
That science cannot overtake,
But human nature feels.

Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), Poems No. 3 Nature

Update 18 march Update 30 march

Unfortunately, the indoor tables, which are not affected by the weather, are already fully booked. If the weather cooperates ~~(all the weather apps are still uncertain – anything seems possible, from sunshine to snow)~~, all weather apps are certain now: No rain, temperatures up to 19 degrees, partly sunny, we’ll also be serving brunch on the outdoor terrace. We have spare places, outdoor. We’re happy to reserve these tables, subject to the weather. Book your seat online, by mail or give us a call.