sparkling wine

noun

: an effervescent table wine

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Its stony soil and cool climate produce lower yields, but more expressive flavors, especially in chardonnay, pinot noir, and sparkling wines. Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025 French Bloom, the beverage brand launched by Constance Jablonski and Maggie Frerejean-Taittinger in 2021, on Thursday was named the elite motorsport’s official nonalcoholic sparkling wine partner. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 Nyetimber has become the first English sparkling wine sponsor of England Rugby in a new long-term partnership. Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 With notes of apple, gingersnaps and lemon meringue flavor of J Vineyards Cuvée 20 ($40) sparkling wine from Russian River Valley blends deliciously with this spicy dish. Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sparkling wine

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sparkling wine was in 1565

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“Sparkling wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sparkling%20wine. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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