sparkling wine

noun

: an effervescent table wine

Examples of sparkling wine in a Sentence

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Illinois Sparkling Company, operated out of Peru, Illinois (not Champaign), produces several champagne-style sparkling wines sold at top Chicago restaurants, O'Hare Airport and Pops for Champagne. Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025 Meanwhile, coconut water and sparkling wine lend a crisp, airy quality—proof that not every spring drink has to be shaken within an inch of its life to be interesting. Emily Price, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 View Comments Bruce Lundquist, the co-founder of Rack & Riddle, the largest sparkling wine producer in the United States, is hopeful the tariffs would raise interest in his company’s product. Samantha Delouya, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025 It was started in Napa Valley, a few years after Moet & Chandon bought vineyards there and began producing sparkling wine and opened a restaurant. Sofia Celeste, WWD, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sparkling wine

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 11 May. 2025.

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