Sparkling wines

thumb|A glass of Champagne exhibiting the characteristic liquid bubble|bubbles associated with the wine Champagne (; ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the AOC rules of the appellation, which demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, specific grape-pressing methods and secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle to cause carbonation. thumb|right|Vineyards in the Champagne (wine region)|Champagne region of France

wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide

thumb|A bottle of Prosecco di Conegliano spumante extra dry and a glass of Prosecco frizzante, which stops forming bubbles soon after it is poured Prosecco (, ) is an Italian DOC or DOCG white wine produced in a large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions, and named after the village of Prosecco, in the province of Trieste, Italy. It is made from the Prosecco grape (renamed "Glera" in Italy in 2009), but denomination rules allow up to 15% of the wine to be other permitted varieties. Prosecco is almost always made in sparkling or semi-sparkling style (' an

Spanish sparkling wine protected designation of origin

thumb|A glass of Lambrusco (Grasparossa version) Lambrusco (, ) is the name of both an Italian red wine grape and a wine made principally from the grape. The grapes and the wine originate from four zones in Emilia-Romagna and one in Lombardy―principally around the central provinces of Modena, Parma, Reggio-Emilia, and Mantua. The grape has a long winemaking history, with archaeological evidence indicating that the Etruscans cultivated the vine. In Roman times Lambrusco was highly valued for its productivity and high yields, with Cato the Elder stating that produce of two-thirds of an acre coul

Italian Sparkling Wine

Soviet sparkling wine

thumb|upright=1.3|right|Sabering the champagne bottle with a specialized dull sword thumb|Opening of Wine_bottle#Sizes|magnum bottle of the [[Champagne wine with a glass strike]] ' is a ceremonial technique for opening a sparkling wine bottle, typically Champagne, by striking it with a sword or similar implement. The blade is placed towards the base of the bottle and thrust along the length of the neck, where the force of the striking point hitting the lip breaks the glass to separate the collar from the neck of the bottle. The cork and collar remain together after separating from the neck. Th

thumb|200px|Txakoli vines in the Getaria region thumb|200px|Txakoli vines near Erandio thumb|200px|Serving Txakoli in San Sebastián thumb|200px|The three txakoli-producing regions in the [[Basque Country (greater region)|Basque Country.

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thumb|215x215px|Freixenet logo Freixenet () is a Spanish producer of cava and other sparkling and still wines, founded in 1914 in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, in the province of Barcelona. It is the largest producer of traditional method sparkling wine worldwide, and the largest exporter of Cava. It is chaired, as of November 2021, by Alfred Oetker, and completing the Board of Directors are Pedro Ferrer, José María Ferrer, Carl Ferdinand Oetker and Andreas Brokemper.

champagne production method

brand of wine

Italian sparkling wine

appellation d'origine contrôlée

Törley is the leading sparkling wine producer in Hungary. It was founded by József Törley in 1882 in Budafok and over the course of the following years became one of the leading sparkling wine producers in Europe.

method in wine production

aspect of history

Italian sparkling wine producers

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French wine region in the Loire Valley

Sparkling wine