Sparkling wine is typically called just that: sparkling wine, though there are different varieties. One of the most common sources of confusion, though, is the differences between sparkling wine vs Champagne.Ĭhampagne is a type of sparkling wine, but in order to be considered Champagne, it must have originated specifically from the Champagne wine region in France. In this way, Champagne is very much a terroir sparkling wine, exhibiting certain qualities and produced using Old World, French winemaking techniques. Sparkling wine is a general term, in other words, in which a variety of wines fit under.
Champagne is merely a very particular type of sparkling wine. In other words: all Champagne is sparkling wine, but by no means are all sparkling wines Champagne. Sparkling wine, just as is the case with all wine, is made out of different grape varieties and produced through a variety of blending and fermentation processes. But sparkling wine is carbonated– other wines are flat. The bubbles in sparkling wine are produced in a specific way. While there are a few different ways to make sparkling wine, all sparkling wines contain carbon dioxide– which is, of course, the source of the bubbles. Today, the majority of sparkling wines are made through a two-step fermentation process. It’s during that second fermentation that additional yeast and sugar are added to a flat/ still wine. Sparkling wine is best served chilled for a minimum of three hours.
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