extra seco

Spanish · extra dry

Extra seco is the Spanish term that EU law lists as the equivalent of extra dry for sparkling wine: 12 to 17 g/L of sugar.1 It is one of the sweetness terms used for Cava.2

In Cava

Not every Cava category may use it: Cava Gran Reserva is allowed only as Brut Nature, Extra Brut or Brut.3,2

On the scale

Extra seco is sweeter than brut (under 12 g/L) and drier than seco, the Spanish form of sec (17-32 g/L).1 Other forms: extra trocken, extra sec, extra dry.1 See Cava and the sugar scale.

Where the sugar comes from

After disgorgement the wine receives the liqueur d'expédition, cane sugar dissolved in wine; UMC gives 0 to 5-6 cl per bottle.4,5 Its amount decides which sweetness term the label may carry.

See also

extra dryGlossaryCavaRegionssemi secoGlossarydulceGlossaryGran ReservaGlossaryThe sugar scale of sparkling wineDosage

Sources

  1. legislation.gov.uk (copy of EU OJ text). Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, Annex III Part A (sugar-content terms for sparkling wines), original version as adopted (2018-10-17)
  2. Consejo Regulador DO Cava. Categories and types
  3. Consejo Regulador DO Cava. Pliego de condiciones DOP Cava
  4. Union des Maisons de Champagne. Dosage
  5. Comité Champagne (champagne.education). Fiche Élaboration du Champagne (FR) (2024-05)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19