Champagne vs. Spumante — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Champagne and Spumante
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Champagne
Champagne (, French: [ʃɑ̃paɲ]) is a sparkling wine produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, that 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. The grapes Pinot noir, Pinot meunier, and Chardonnay are used to produce almost all Champagne, but small amounts of Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Arbane, and Petit Meslier are vinified as well.
Spumante
Any of several Italian sparkling wines, some of which are made using the méthode champenoise.
Champagne
A former province of north-eastern France that now corresponds to the Champagne-Ardenne administrative region. The region is noted for the white sparkling wine first produced there in about 1700.
Champagne
A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and Pinot, produced in Champagne.
Champagne
A similar sparkling wine made elsewhere.
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Champagne
A pale orange yellow to grayish yellow or yellowish gray.
Champagne
A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
Champagne
Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
Champagne
Any sparkling white wine.
Champagne
(countable) A glass of champagne.
Champagne
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
Champagne
(heraldry) champaine
Champagne
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
Champagne
(heraldry) champaine
Champagne
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
Champagne
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
Champagne
A light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France.
Champagne
A white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
Champagne
A region of northeastern France
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