spumante
Effervescent Italian wine
Spumante is Italian sparkling wine, the word itself meaning "foaming" or "sparkling." It ranges from dry to sweet, with Asti spumante being the best-known variety outside Italy: We toasted with a bottle of spumante.
Airy whipped preparation
- fizzBubbly hissing sound
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- frothMass of small bubbles
- carbonationGas dissolved in liquid
bead · spritz · tingle · pop · spritzy · liveliness · vivacity · sparkle
Mountain-base territory
mousse
Airy whipped preparation
carbonation · bead · spritz · tingle · pop · spritzy · liveliness · vivacity · sparkle · crisp
Piedmont
Mountain-base territory
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
- yeastFermenting fungus
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- disgorgementSurrender of ill-gotten gains
lees · cuvée · brut · extra dry · demi-sec · vintage · bottling · aging · grape · varietal
toast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
anniversary · graduation · festivity · gala · reception · banquet · soiree · party · milestone · jubilee
- winesred wine, white wine, merlot, chardonnay, cabernet
- aperitifsaperitif, Aperol, Aperol spritz, Campari, spritz
spumantestill wine
Non-sparkling fermented grape
still · table wine · tranquillo · flat