02/22/2026
Don’t forget the Sparkling wine for tomorrow’s hockey game!
Sparkling wine undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle!
🥂 the wine is made and bottled - this sparkling is made from 100% Pinot noir- and then more yeast and sugar is added to the bottle. The yeast eats the sugar and converts it into CO2 and alcohol. The CO2 is trapped in the bottle and the dead yeast cells give the wine aromas of brioche and toast. The neck is frozen, bottle cap popped off, and the frozen plug of lys is expelled. A dosage is added and the bottle is corked!
🥂 If you choose champagne, it is also made in the traditional method. Champagne is made in the Champagne region of France and is made from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier.
🥂Another, less labour intensive, way to make sparkling wine is the tank method, or Charmant method. This is how prosecco is made. The wine is made -in the Valdibbiadene example here- from Glera grapes. More sugar and yeast are added to the tank and the tank is sealed, trapping the CO2. When the winemaker is happy with the sugar and alcohol levels, fermentation is stopped and the wine is bottled under pressure. Prosecco has more fresh fruit aromas and flavours due to less proximity to the dead yeast cells, or lys.
Prosecco works great for mimosas 🥂🍊
🍇 Whatever your choice, enjoy a bottle of bubbly!
