spumante
AmericanEtymology
Origin of spumante
< Italian: literally, foaming; see spume
Example Sentences
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Call it Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superior Spumante, or some permutation thereof, as long as the wine was explicitly tied to its traditional, and inimitable, territory.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2021
Beignets Savoury or sweet, fried things go brilliantly with bubbles, so I’d pick a moscato to go with these: Marks & Spencer has the pretty, fragrant GiBo Asti Spumante for £9.
From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2015
It has 30 bars, lounges and public galleries, and in its ample pantries carries 23,000 liters of wine, 3,500 liters of champagne and Asti Spumante and 330 Ibs. of Iranian caviar.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many's the time we have quaffed our Chianti there, Listened to Silvio quoting us Dante there— Once more to drink Nebiolo Spumante there, How we'd pitch Pommery into the sea!
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
"I'm ashamed to say it was the Asti Spumante I was thinking of," confessed Sir Ralph.
From My Friend the Chauffeur by Lowenheim, Frederic
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