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sparkling wine
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sparkling wine
n.
Any of various effervescent wines, such as champagne, produced by a process involving fermentation in the bottle.
sparkling wine
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a wine made effervescent by carbon dioxide gas, introduced artificially or produced naturally by secondary fermentation
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Noun1.sparkling wine - effervescent winesparkling wine - effervescent wine                    
vino, wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially)
bubbly, champagne - a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
cold duck - pink sparkling wine originally from Germany
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However, there are a number of similar sparkling wines, which carry the names: Cava, Asti, Cap Classique and Prosecco - although the exact method of carbonation may not be the same as the method employed during the production of champagne.
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Even sparkling wine, seen as the preserve of France's Champagne district, has found a place in South Africa At tiny sister farm High Constantia, barrels are piled high in the cellar as labels are rolled onto David van Niekerk's Clos Andre Method Cap Classique, which has beaten out traditional French champagnes in several blind tastings.
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In other regions, a sparkling wine is called Asti in Italy, Cava in Spain, and Cap Classique in South Africa.
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