Sparkling wine
By method
Sparkling wine holds dissolved carbon dioxide under pressure. A second fermentation in the bottle or in a tank makes the bubbles. Most sparkling wine is dry, and the label word tells you how dry.
Base grapes
- Chardonnayapple to tropical, creamy when oaked
- Pinot noirlight, silky, red cherry and earth
- Pinot meuniersoft, red fruit, gentle, early
- Gleralight, pear, floral, best with bubbles
- Macabeolight, floral, neutral, fresh
- Xarel·lofirm, citrus, herbal, structured
- Parelladadelicate, floral, light, a Cava base
- Rieslinglime, petrol, dry to sweet
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Sources
Facts: Wikipedia, Sparkling wine (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata Q321263 (CC0). The description, the grape list and the bands are ours.