1890–95; < French: raw; see brute 2
1300–50; Middle English < Old French < Medieval Latin Brūtus
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Still reeling after August wildfires ravaged his hometown of Lahaina, he doesn’t want to serve tourists, pouring brut champagne or topping their mai tais with honey-liliko’i foam.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023
Emmanuel Macron, three weeks from turning 45, raised a slender crystal Baccarat flute of California brut rosé to President Biden, freshly 80, whose vessel reportedly contained the divine elixir of the teetotaler: ginger ale.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022
Sweetness levels are also sometimes expressed in French terms like "brut," or English words like "dry," especially in wines intended for wide export.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2022
When, in other contexts, you would say dry, the word in Champagne is brut.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021
In these cellars there are nearly 11,000 racks in which the bottles of vin brut rest sur pointe, as many as 600,000 bottles being commonly twisted daily.
From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Vizetelly, Henry
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