My colleagues don't believe that my least favorite question is someone who is looking for a Champagne that is "not too sweet and not too dry". This questions always comes for almost any wine, but for bubbly, it's difficult to comprehend for some.
Brut - This is the driest form of Bubbly. Bone dry.
Extra-Dry - Sounds drier right? It's not. It's less-dry than Brut. Thus the confusion.
Now this has to be explained over and over to customers and on New Year's Eve it's quite the nightmare. With real Champagne, wine that actually comes from Champagne, France (this is a whole other topic), the semi-sweet wines are usually more expensive than the Brut because they make less of it. So, then we have to talk about frutiness or talk about other regions which really blows their minds.
One sale in this aisle can take longer than standing in line at Costco on a Sunday afternoon. It takes too much effort and is my least favorite question at the wine store.
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