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Glass of champagne
A glass of sparkling Champagne.

Sparkling wine is the name for a number of wines which have a lot of carbon dioxide in them. This will make the wine fizzy. The carbon dioxide may be the result of the fermentation process, or it may have been added later. One of the best-known examples is probably Champagne, but there are many other such wines. In Spain such wines are called Cava, in Italy Asti or Spumante and in German Sekt. In French the terms "Mousseux" or "Crémant" are used for such wines, as well, especially for those which are not produced in the Champagne. Crémant d'Alsace, Blanquette de Limoux and Clairette de Die are examples of sparkling wines made in France outside the Champagne region.

Most sparkling wines are made from white wine or rosé.

Images for kids

  • Glass of lambrusco (19545132502)

    A glass of Lambrusco from Italy

  • Harvesting Chardonnay grapes

    While harvesting grapes destined for sparkling wine, premium producers will take extra care to handle the grapes as gently as possible in order to minimize the extraction of harsh phenolic compounds from the skin.

  • Moet and glass

    The transfer method is used to make small and large format bottles of sparkling wine, such as this split (quarter bottle) of champagne.

  • Rose champagne infinite bubbles

    Bubbles in a rosé sparkling wine

  • Champagne bubbles mousse

    As the bubbles rise to the surface of the glass, they form a frothy mousse.

  • French champagne nm

    A French champagne designated as "Extra Dry"

  • A village with vineyards in Champagne, France 1987

    Champagne can only come from the Champagne region of France.

  • Crémant d'Alsace Ziegler with glass

    A Crémant d'Alsace

  • Blanquette de Limoux II

    Blanquette de Limoux wine from the Languedoc region of France.

  • Semi Seco rosado cava

    A semi-seco (semi-dry) rosado Cava.

  • Italian prosecco

    A Prosecco sparkling wine from Italy.

  • Australia Chandon sparkling wines and still pinot noir

    Australian sparkling wines from Domaine Chandon in the Yarra Valley.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Vino espumoso para niños

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