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Spumante, which means “foaming” in Italian, is a type of Italian sparkling wine made from various grape varieties. Its characteristic effervescence comes from the addition of carbon dioxide. Spumante can range from sparkling white wines, made from grapes like chardonnay or pinot grigio, to sparkling pinot noir and even sparkling rosé.

Brut spumante, with less than twelve grams of sugar per liter, is a dry sparkling wine that is still sweeter (less dry) compared to extra brut. A sparkling wine with less sugar will taste sweeter than a still white wine with the same sugar level.

There are two methods for producing spumante. The traditional Champagne method, or “méthode champenoise,” involves fermenting the wine in the bottle. Alternatively, the Italian Martinotti-Charmat method (or simply Charmat method) involves a second fermentation in a barrel, which adds up to one percent more alcohol by volume (ABV)

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