sparkling wine
noun
a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
Origin of sparkling wine
First recorded in 1690–1700
Words nearby sparkling wine
sparking voltage,
sparkle,
sparkler,
sparklet,
sparkling water,
sparkling wine,
sparkly,
sparkover,
sparkplug,
sparks,
sparky
British Dictionary definitions for sparkling wine
sparkling wine
noun
a wine made effervescent by carbon dioxide gas, introduced artificially or produced naturally by secondary fermentation