sparkling wine

noun

: an effervescent table wine

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The freshness and balance also make the region particularly well-suited for sparkling wine. Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 On a recent Friday in Istanbul, émigrés from Russia, predominantly in their 30s and 40s, mingled with glasses of sparkling wine and kombucha at the opening of an exhibition at Black Mustache, a bookstore opened by a Russian exile in 2022. Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 The United States remains the world's largest importer of both wine and Champagne and sparkling wine, with the former comprising $4.9 billion in annual sales and the latter more than $1.7 billion. Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025 Available at Le Âme at The Global Ambassador Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, this cocktail is inspired by the season, with subtle flavors of peach, clover honey and apricot with sparkling wine. Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sparkling wine

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

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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 16 Apr. 2025.

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