sparkling wine

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noun

a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.

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Origin of sparkling wine

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby sparkling wine

sparkle, sparkler, sparklet, sparkling, sparkling water, sparkling wine, sparkly, spark off, sparkover, spark photography, sparkplug

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How to use sparkling wine in a sentence

The humans among them, including Aly’s father, John, and his wife, Maria Rutan, mostly stayed hydrated with rosé, orange and sparkling wines.
What we eat at the beach|Richard Morgan|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
Think of it as a thin pet-nat, which is already a thin sparkling wine.
The pandemic bubble may be starting to burst. Celebrate with bubbles all under $20.|Dave McIntyre|April 16, 2021|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.
You Should Be Drinking Grower Champagne|Jordan Michelman|February 11, 2021|Eater
Montina produces franciacorta sparkling wine, including the delicious three-star extra brut I recommended last month.
This sauvignon blanc tastes like a splurge, but doesn’t cost like one|Dave McIntyre|January 2, 2021|Washington Post

Perhaps, that alone is good enough reason to commit to fine sparkling wine this December.
This $11 Bordeaux begs for pizza or burgers and will put a smile on your face|Dave McIntyre|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
All Champagne is sparkling wine but not all sparkling wine is Champagne.
Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong|Kayleigh Kulp|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This sparkling wine struck a chord with Americans and Europeans alike.
America’s First Great Wine…Made in 1842|Jordan Salcito|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Up until a year or so ago, English sparkling wine was very hard to find in the U.S. (nobody imported it).
An Idiot’s Guide to New Year’s Wine|Winston Ross|December 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“People say English sparkling wine is the champagne of the future,” Veseth says.
An Idiot’s Guide to New Year’s Wine|Winston Ross|December 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Upon arrival, Maasai in traditional dress offer flutes of sparkling wine.
Eco-Chic Safari|Sophie Menin|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Moons of Grandeur is a ringing bell and a glimmering tapestry and a draught of sparkling wine.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton
The sparkling wine was much more palatable, and reminded me of a very superior kind of perry.
Lands of the Slave and the Free|Henry A. Murray
In a minute from the time when I drank it the delicious sparkling wine had begun to revive me.
The Law and the Lady|Wilkie Collins
Mrs. —— offered us a fine sparkling wine made of the juice of the wild-orange.
Palmetto-Leaves|Harriet Beecher Stowe
Carinthia submissively sipped the sparkling wine, which stings the lips when they are indisposed to it.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for sparkling wine

sparkling wine

noun

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

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sparkling wine

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