sparkling wine

Effervescent festive drink

Sparkling wine is wine containing dissolved carbon dioxide, which produces bubbles when poured.

The effervescence may result from natural fermentation or added carbonation.

Champagne is the most famous variety, though that name properly applies only to sparkling wine from France's Champagne region.

We toasted with sparkling wine.

beverage

champagne

Effervescent celebratory wine

  • proseccoItalian effervescent white wine
  • cavaSpanish méthode traditionnelle sparkling
  • brutUnsweetened sparkling wine designation

rosé · blanc de blancs · cuvée · chardonnay · pinot noir · méthode champenoise · dosage · disgorgement · riddling · lees

effervescence

bubbles

Gas-filled liquid spheres

bead · froth · effervescent · spritzy · lively · tingle · pop · cork · pressure · aeration

celebration

toast

Heated bread; glass-raising honor

graduation · milestone · christening · podium · victory · achievement · inauguration · gala · banquet · reception

tasting

dry

Free from moisture

citrus · apple · pear · brioche · yeast · toasty · mineral · floral · aroma · bouquet

luxury

elegance

Refined, graceful quality

ice bucket · caviar · oysters · fine dining · black tie · soirée · première · VIP · Dom Pérignon · connoisseur

Categories
Opposites
carbonation/effervescence

sparkling winestill wine

Non-sparkling fermented grape

table wine · still · red wine · white wine · flat

formality/celebration context

sparkling winetable wine

Ordinary mealtime bottle

house wine · jug wine · box wine · plonk

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G