The term "extra dry" (or extra sec) appears on sparkling wine labels to indicate that a wine is fairly dry, but with some residual sugar. Extra dry sparkling wines usually contain 1.2 to 2 percent sugar, making them sweeter than brut but drier than sec, demi sec or doux.
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