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Wine Article
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Understanding Sparkling Wines in Time for Celebration Season
When it comes to vivacious, bubbly wines, one will find a great variety. Crémant in France (outside Champagne), Prosecco in Italy, Cava in Spain, Cap Classique in South Africa, Sekt in Germany and Austria, Moscato d’Asti from the town of Asti in Piedmont, Italy, or simply ‘sparkling wine’ for the rest of the world. If all these products are sparkling wines with bubbles, why are they called by different names?