A term used in the German wine-growing region of Franconia for a dry wine with a maximum residual sugar content of 4 g/litre. However, it has no legal meaning in Germany and may not be used on labels under German wine law. It is therefore a gentleman's agreement of the Franconian wine industry to only use the term "dry" on the label if the wine has a maximum of 4 g/l residual sugar. Austrian trocken has the same meaning in Austria. See a tabular list of all flavours for wine and sparkling wine under sugar content.
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