pétillant

[pey-tee-yahn]

adjective

French.

1. slightly sparkling.

pétillant

/ petijɑ̃ /

adjective

1. (of wine) slightly effervescent

Word History and Origins

Origin of pétillant¹

French, from pétiller to effervesce

Example Sentences

Over the past 15 years, their Scribe Winery has gained a following among the natural wine crowd for the pétillant naturel sparkling wines, a chardonnay fermented on its skins and a nouveau of pinot noir, as well as the riesling, sylvaner and other wines.

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Her other improvised 2021s, all with the California appellation, include Cannonball, an unusual blend of carignan and grüner veltliner with dollops of chardonnay, grenache blanc and vermentino from Mendocino, Monterey and El Dorado, bright, fruity and savory, all knit together with a thread of tannin, for $36; a light and pleasing pétillant naturel made of Monterey grüner veltliner and Anderson Valley chardonnay for $40; and Skinny Dip, for $36, which requires a bit of explanation.

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Sparkling wines are also a great option, whether Champagne, cava or pétillant naturel.

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Pétillant naturel, by the way, technically just means naturally fizzy — it's wine that's bottled before it's finished its first fermentation.

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That's is the abbreviated term for "pétillant naturel" — a French term that essentially means a naturally sparkling wine.

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