Dryness Levels
Very Dry
Bone-dry sipping wine or aperitif; great with fish/shellfish dishes and light flavored dishes with high acidity (i.e. Lemon)
Dry
Multipurpose wine, dry sipping wine or aperitif; great with light to medium flavored dishes; wonderful party wines; very versatile
Off dry or fruity
Wine with some hint of sweetness; great summer sipper; or with vinaigrette salads, lightly spicy dishes and dishes with light cream sauces
Semi-dry
Rich sipping wine with noticeable sweetness; good with spicy food or dishes that have a fruit component (steak with baked banana, toast Hawaii, etc.
Noble sweet
Rich, full sweet wine that can be used for aperitif or as dessert (auslese) wonderful complexity that do not need any company
Very Fruity
Very fruity, very rich, highly complex, can be used for aperitif or as dessert. Wunderbar! Great as stand alone or over fruit, icecream, cake, etc.(ba, tba, eiswein and some auslese)