The adage, ” ALL CHAMPAGNES ARE SPARKLING WINE, BUT ALL SPARKLING WINES ARE NOT CHAMPAGNE “, is never to be forgotten. It is not just champagne which is a sparkling.
The other sparkling wine terms are:
French
- Vin mousseux – other sparkling wine similar to champagne.
- Méthode traditionelle
- Pétillant/perlant – light sparkling
- Crémant – less sparkling than mousseux
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German
- Spritzig – light sparkling
- Sekt
- Schaumwein
- Perlwein- light sparkling
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Italian
- Prosecco
- Frizzante – light sparkling
- Spumante
- Metodo Classico/tradizionale
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Portuguese
- Espumante
- Vinho Verde – light sparkling
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Spanish
- Espumosos
- Metodo tradicional
- Cava