How do ‘dry’ wines taste dry when they’re a liquid?

Question

I never knew what people meant when they said dry wines until I drank one recently and it definitely tastes dry. It’s a liquid though and I’m curious how this works.

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Dry is simply the opposite of sweet. Dry wine means it has a low sugar content. They tend to be quite sharp, the same way lemon juice is, and I suppose that could taste “dry”.