brut champagne

Meanings

1. 1noununcountable

   A type of champagne that is dry, with only a small amount of added sugar.

   Grammar: Used like a mass noun: you say 'some brut champagne', not 'a brut champagne' unless you mean a glass or bottle.

   Patterns

   • a bottle of brut champagne
   • serve brut champagne

   They toasted the new year with brut champagne.

   This brut champagne is crisp and not at all sweet.

   The restaurant lists three kinds of brut champagne by the glass.

2. 2nouncountableinformal

   A glass or serving of this dry champagne.

   Grammar: Countable when you mean one glass or one serving: 'two bruts, please' is possible in a bar but sounds informal.

   Patterns

   • order a brut
   • two bruts

   She ordered a brut while she waited for her friends.

   We had two bruts before dinner.

Common combinations

brut champagne

Brut champagne is the most common style sold in supermarkets.

a bottle of brut

He bought a bottle of brut for the celebration.

dry brut

This dry brut goes well with oysters.

vintage brut

The vintage brut from that year is very expensive.

Synonyms and how they differ

dry sparkling wine

A general term that includes brut champagne and similar drinks from other regions; use it when you do not mean champagne specifically.

extra brut

Even drier than brut, with almost no added sugar; choose it when you want the least sweet style.

Opposites

Word family

brut adjective

Describing a sparkling wine that is dry.

brut nature noun

The driest style, with no sugar added at all.

Commonly confused: brut champagne or brute?

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