sparkling wine

noun

1. a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.

sparkling wine

noun

1. a wine made effervescent by carbon dioxide gas, introduced artificially or produced naturally by secondary fermentation

Word History and Origins

Origin of sparkling wine¹

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

The humans among them, including Aly’s father, John, and his wife, Maria Rutan, mostly stayed hydrated with rosé, orange and sparkling wines.

From Washington Post

Think of it as a thin pet-nat, which is already a thin sparkling wine.

From Washington Post

There is, in fact, a different kind of Champagne, delicious sparkling wine from that same hallowed ground, made of humbler stuff yet no less compelling, and every bit as celebratory.

From Eater

Montina produces franciacorta sparkling wine, including the delicious three-star extra brut I recommended last month.

From Washington Post

Perhaps, that alone is good enough reason to commit to fine sparkling wine this December.

From Washington Post

All Champagne is sparkling wine but not all sparkling wine is Champagne.

From The Daily Beast

This sparkling wine struck a chord with Americans and Europeans alike.

From The Daily Beast

Up until a year or so ago, English sparkling wine was very hard to find in the U.S. (nobody imported it).

From The Daily Beast

“People say English sparkling wine is the champagne of the future,” Veseth says.

From The Daily Beast

Upon arrival, Maasai in traditional dress offer flutes of sparkling wine.

From The Daily Beast

Moons of Grandeur is a ringing bell and a glimmering tapestry and a draught of sparkling wine.

From Project Gutenberg

The sparkling wine was much more palatable, and reminded me of a very superior kind of perry.

From Project Gutenberg

In a minute from the time when I drank it the delicious sparkling wine had begun to revive me.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. —— offered us a fine sparkling wine made of the juice of the wild-orange.

From Project Gutenberg

Carinthia submissively sipped the sparkling wine, which stings the lips when they are indisposed to it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bubbly
• champagne