How to de-sweeten wine

[Peg]

I shopped in a hurry and bought demi-sec Cava instead of sec.
A dash of sherry vinegar has improved it - but is there a better way to make it palatable to someone who prefers bone-dry wine?

[Melanie Wong]

I've squeezed lemon juice into Chardonnay that has perceptible RS. But demisec is too sweet to fool your palate into thinking its dry. You'd best use it as a mixer for a nice Sunday brunch cocktail tomorrow morning.

P.S. if you want bone dry, "sec" won't be dry enough for you. Seek out brut natural for the next bottle.

[Chinon00]

No! Have it with a dessert like Ricotta Cream Cake.

[omotosando]

I too dislike demi-sec and am not happy when I pick up one by accident (I'm more of a zero brut kind of sparkling wine drinker).

I find the best thing to do is just go with the sweetness and add some St. Germaine elderberry liquor to make it even sweeter! It's strange but with the addition of the St. Germain, I don't find the sweetness as jarring. St. Germaine is also a great addition if you have a less than stellar dry sparkler. If something is bone dry, you can really taste if it is well made. If it is not, just add some St. Germaine and it rounds out the mediocrity. It's kind of a Rescue Remedy for bad sparklers. Reminds me that I should go pick up some St. Germaine - I'm all out.

[Midlife]

I'm thinking I've been served this, or something very similar, at a party once./........ but with Champagne. It was suggested by a woman from Austria as a specialty drink. It sent me out in search of Elderberry syrup or liqueur.

[penthouse pup]

Just cook up something very spicy--the demi-sec will complement the food and you won't even think it's sweet...

[sunshine842]

No. Buy a new bottle.

(vinegar? Really?)

[Peg]

Desperate times, desperate measures... OK, so it's not fine wine but it's better than it was. Maybe I should just use the whole bottle for salad dressing