If you can, there is sugar content, if you can’t, it’s dry, regardless of if when you drink and smell it you perceive fruitiness which makes your believe it to be sweet.
A ‘dry’ wine contains little to no sugar, but a lot of people have trouble with amounting floral and/or fruity wine as being therefore somewhat sweet. Here’s a trick to help you tell the difference – dip just the very tip of your tongue into the wine, and see if you can perceive sweetness. If you can, there is sugar content, if you can’t, it’s dry, regardless of if when you drink and smell it you perceive fruitiness which makes your believe it to be sweet.