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sparkling wine

n.
Any of various effervescent wines, such as champagne, produced by a process involving fermentation in the bottle.
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sparkling wine

n
(Brewing) a wine made effervescent by carbon dioxide gas, introduced artificially or produced naturally by secondary fermentation
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spar′kling wine′


n.
a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
[1690–1700]
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Noun1.sparkling wine - effervescent winesparkling wine - effervescent wine      
vino, wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially)
bubbly, champagne - a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
cold duck - pink sparkling wine originally from Germany
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Pongracz Brut is an elegant and distinctive Cap Classique with great character and complexity.
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I sipped Laborie Methode Cap Classique Blanc de Blancs 2011 (PS15.99, Slurp.co.uk, 12.5% abv) with two friends and we all thought it was delicious.
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Our disarming host, who welcomes us inside with Sparklehorse Chenin Blanc Methode Cap Classique at the door, has certainly made the most of the optimum growing conditions, with the wind blowing in off False Bay bestowing an invigorating crispness to his handcrafted blends.
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Featuring the Helix closure, the Krone Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2015 is elegantly packaged with a navy blue foil very similar to a Cap Classique foil.
Krone releases Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2015 with an unexpected twist
Produced by one of South Africa's top winemakers using the traditional champagne method, Tungsten Methode Cap Classique Brut 2011 is the first sparkling verdelho I've tasted - and I want more.
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Its Royal Reserve Selection comprises its finer wines: a 2008 cabernet sauvignon, a 2007 shiraz, a 2009 chardonnay, and Brut Methode Cap Classique, a sparkling blend of chardonnay, pinot noir, and pinotage.
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It must be said that the sparkling wines of JC LeRoux, made in the Methode Cap Classique, or classic French champagne-style to you and I, numbered among my own especial favourites - as we didn't hesitate to inform the stallholders while launching into our second, or maybe third, glass.
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South African producers have adopted the name Methode Cap Classique for these wines, since the term Champagne is not permitted.
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AMATEUR rider Richard Young was handed a seven-day ban by the Worcester stewards on Saturday night for riding an ill-judged race aboard Cap Classique, who finished fourth in the concluding bumper, writes Andrew King.
Amateur Young is handed seven-day ban for riding ill-judged race in bumper
Now 39, Earle, who partnered 160 winners during his career, is donning silks again to team up with newcomer Cap Classique in the bumper.
Earle returns to saddle for bumper ride

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