SPARKLING WINE
Sparkling wines can be created from almost any grape variety or still wine. Sparkling wines are the addition of carbon dioxide during fermentation using special techniques, creating bubbles and fizzy sensation.
While Sparkling wine is a classification of wine, Champagne is a type of sparkling wine that comes from the region of Champagne France. By law, only wines produced out of Champagne France may hold the title Champagne. Many sparkling wines are named after regions or wineries they come from or grape varieties with the addition of a suffix to describe it as sparkling.
Sparkling wine can be white, red or rose, dry or sweet. Below described the white, red and rose sparkling wines and what to expect in flavour and dryness/sweetness as well as examples of some names you might see under these specifics.
While Sparkling wine is a classification of wine, Champagne is a type of sparkling wine that comes from the region of Champagne France. By law, only wines produced out of Champagne France may hold the title Champagne. Many sparkling wines are named after regions or wineries they come from or grape varieties with the addition of a suffix to describe it as sparkling.
Sparkling wine can be white, red or rose, dry or sweet. Below described the white, red and rose sparkling wines and what to expect in flavour and dryness/sweetness as well as examples of some names you might see under these specifics.
WHITE SPARKLING WINE
Dry Creamy
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Dry Citrus
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Semi Sweet Floral
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Sweet Rich Apricot Peach
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RED SPARKLING WINE
Red Sparkling wine tends to take red to dark berry aroma and flavor. These berries include raspberry, blueberry, cherry and blackberry. The range from dry to semi sweet to sweet and include wines such as Lambrusco, and Sparkling Shiraz,
ROSE SPARKLING WINE
Sparkling Rose wines can take a dry or semi sweet nature and often include flavours of strawberry and tropical fruits. These sparking wines will all have rose in their name to distinguish them from their red sparking wine varieties.