sparkling wine

noun

: an effervescent table wine

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There will also be live jazz music and a sparkling wine bar. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025 Dirty Spritz In this nonalcoholic take on a spritz, which typically features a bitter liqueur with sparkling wine or fizzy water, the olive brine brings flavor and depth. Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2025 By now, all those New Year’s Eve endcap displays of sparkling wine in every supermarket anywhere have been replaced by nonalcoholic beer displays. Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025 To help support the project, Viña Montes is banking on the popularity of its oysters and sparkling wine tasting. Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sparkling wine 

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 21 Jan. 2025.

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