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sparkling wine

sparkling wine

6 3.5
A wine with bubbles that is fizzy when opened
  • noun
  • /ˈspɑrk.lɪŋ waɪn/
translation icon : vino espumoso
  • Asti - Italian sparkling wine that is produced in southeastern Piedmont, particularly around the towns of Asti and Alba.
  • sparkling wine and champagne
  • bottle of sparkling wine
  • glass of sparkling wine

And then I think we're going to just have like sparkling wine or champagne with the cotton candy.

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Examples

  • For the wedding celebration, we chose a delightful sparkling wine to complement the delicious meal.

  • In terms of the next wine we have, this is a sparkling wine from Jackson Triggs.

  • It's so nice and they even brought us sparkling wine and chocolate.

  • United Kingdom: sparkling wine is produced in the U.K. in Kent and Sussex.

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  • I like other sparkling wines, but I truly and deeply love Champagne.

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  • Goodness knows you can find any number of great champagnes and sparkling wines as alternatives.

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  • Cava: Spanish sparkling wine produced primarily around Catalonia.

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  • In France, Crémant wines must be hand-harvested within fixed yields, and the resulting sparkling wine must be aged at least one year.

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  • Cremant is sparkling wine produced using méthode champenoise in seven French appellations and one in Luxembourg.

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  • At the party, everyone enjoyed toasting with sparkling wine as the clock struck midnight.

Synonyms

champagne
vssparkling wine
713 3.7

A fizzy wine from the Champagne region of France or a similar sparkling wine

is any wine defined by dissolved carbon dioxide not limited to region
bubbly
vssparkling wine
  • Informal
3 4.4

A sparkling wine often used for celebrations

is the general class of wines made fizzy by dissolved carbon dioxide
Prosecco
vssparkling wine
1 4.1

A fizzy Italian white wine often served chilled before a meal

is the broad category of any wine made fizzy by dissolved carbon dioxide
spumante
vssparkling wine
7.2

A sweet or semi-sweet Italian sparkling wine often served at parties

is the wider group of wines made fizzy regardless of sweetness or use

Antonyms

still
2 3.2

Not fizzy and without bubbles

How Fizzy

champagne
713 3.7
sparkling wine
6 3.5
still
2 3.2

Surface Forms

sparkling wine singular
sparkling wines plural

Morphology

sparkling + wine

The meaning 'a wine that is fizzy/effervescent' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sparkling' (bubbly, with visible bubbles) + 'wine' (an alcoholic grape beverage). This adjective + noun combination follows a straightforward semantic composition found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Sparkling wine gets its name from the tiny bubbles that rise in the glass and make the drink seem to shine and sparkle. So, the term now means 'wine with bubbles'.