spumante
7.2
A sweet or semi-sweet Italian sparkling wine often served at parties
- noun
- /spuˈmɑnteɪ/
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spumante
- She brought a bottle of fruity spumante to the picnic, making it a delightful afternoon.
Examples
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And get me a bottle of spumante.
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Got a little gran spumante.
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Spumante Bambino is the actual name; I don't know if they have it in the States, but it costs about $12 for 1.5L and is almost pure sugar.
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We celebrated New Year's Eve with a toast of spumante and enjoyed its bubbly sweetness.
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For the wedding reception, the couple chose a high-quality spumante to surprise their guests.
Synonyms
sparkling wine
vsspumante
6
3.5
A wine with bubbles that is fizzy when opened
is the Italian and often sweeter celebratory type rather than the general category
3
4.4
A sparkling wine often used for celebrations
is Italian, typically sweeter and used for celebrations rather than Champagne style drinks
Prosecco
vsspumante
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4.1
A fizzy Italian white wine often served chilled before a meal
is usually sweeter and served for celebrations rather than as an aperitif
8.2
A lightly sparkling wine with gentle bubbles
is more strongly carbonated and usually sweeter for celebrations
How Fizzy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spumante comes from the Italian word spuma, which means 'foam'. So spumante is a 'foaming' or bubbly wine — a sparkling, often sweet drink served at celebrations.