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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sparkling wine1

First recorded in 1690–1700
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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