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Je préfère le vin sec et fruité.

Je préfère le vin sec et fruité.
I prefer dry and fruity wine.
From Lesson 118:Irregular comparative adjectives (meilleur)·French

Breakdown of Je préfère le vin sec et fruité.

je
I
et
and
préférer
to prefer
le vin
the wine
sec
dry
fruité
fruity

Questions & Answers about Je préfère le vin sec et fruité.

Why is it le vin here instead of du vin?
In English we just say "dry wine", but in French, verbs expressing likes, dislikes, or preferences (such as aimer, détester, and préférer) require a definite article (le, la, l', or les). This is because you are talking about that specific category of things in a general sense.
Why is the accent on préfère pointing backwards (è) when the verb is préférer?
Préférer is a stem-changing verb. When conjugated for je, tu, il/elle, and ils/elles, the second-to-last é changes to a grave accent (è) to reflect how it is pronounced. The nous and vous forms keep the original é (for example, nous préférons).
Why are both sec and fruité placed after the noun?
Most French adjectives go after the noun they describe. When a noun has two adjectives linked by et (and), they both follow this normal rule. Neither of these are part of the short, common adjectives (like bon or grand) that are placed before the noun.
How could I express this same idea using the lesson's word meilleur (better)?
Because "preferring" something often means you think it tastes better, you could say Le vin sec et fruité est meilleur (Dry and fruity wine is better). Since le vin is masculine singular, you use the standard masculine form of meilleur.

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