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Glossary of Wine Terms
Sparkling wine
A wine that has effervescence due to high levels of carbon
dioxide. This includes traditional method cremants, cava and of course
Champagne, pressurised tank method wines (a.k.a. charmat) like prosecco, ancient
method bottle fermented wines (a.k.a. pét-nat), or simple CO2 pressurised boles.
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