Charmat method

noun

Char·​mat method

(ˌ)shär¦mä-

: a method for producing champagne in which the second fermentation takes place in a large glass-lined tank instead of in the bottle

called also Charmat process

Word History

Etymology

after Eugene Charmat flourished1907, its inventor

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