Definitions for "Demi-sec"
Meaning "half-dry" usually pertaining to Champagne and relating to sweetness. Demi-sec sparkling wines are usually slightly sweet to medium sweet. - so half dry, half sweet.
(deh-mee seck) Literally this French term means "half-dry." In practice it refers to the sweetest style of Champagne a house will make.
"Sec" is French for "dry." Demi-sec means "half-dry." When applied to sparkling wines, the term actually indicates a relatively sweet wine-sweeter than extra dry-which is appropriate with dessert.
usually refers to goat cheese that is in the intermediate aging stage between one extreme of soft and fresh and the other extreme of hard and aged.