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1
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How many Grand Cru villages are in Montagne de Rheims

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9 villages

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Ambonnays is in..

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Montagne de Rheims

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Beaumont-sur-Vesle is in…

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Montagne de Rheims

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Bouzy is in…

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Montagne de Rheims

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Louvois is in…

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Montagne de Rheims

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6
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Mailly-Champagne is in…

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Montagne de Rheims

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Puisieulx is in…

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Montagne de Rheims

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8
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Sillery is in…

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Montagne de Rheims

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Verzenay is in…

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Montagne de Rheims

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Verzy is in…

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Montagne de Rheims

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How many Grand Cru villages are there in Vallee-de-la-Marne

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2 villages

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12
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Ay-Champange is in…

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Vallee de la Marne

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13
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Tours-sur-Marne is in…

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Vallee de la Marne (only red grapes)

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How many Grand Cru villages are there in te Cotes-des-Blancs

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6 villages

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Avize is in…

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Cotes des Blancs

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16
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Chouilly is in…

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Cotes des Blanc (only white grapes)

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17
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Cramant is in…

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Cotes des Blancs

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18
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Le Mesnil sur Oger is in…

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Cotes des Blancs

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19
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Oger is in…

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Cotes des Blancs

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Oiry is in…

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Cotes de Blancs

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21
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Name the 5 regions of Champagne

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Montagne de Rheims
Vallee de la Marne
Cotes des Blancs
Cotes de Sezanne
Cotes de Bars (the Aube)
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22
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CIVC

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Comite Interprofessionel du Vin de Champagne
Since 1941
Governing Body, enforces all the AOC regulations

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23
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Permitted grape varieties

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Pinot Noir
Pinot Meurnier
Chardonnay

Others:
Arbane
Petit Meslier
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
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24
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Pruning Methods

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Guyot simple
Guyot double
Cordon de Royat
Vallee de la Marne (only Pinot Meurnier)

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CM

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Cooperative de Manipulant;

The Champagne has been made by a co-operative

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NM

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Negociant-Manipulant;

The wine has been sold under te name of the House which made it

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RM

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Recoltant-Manipulant;

The Champagne is produced by a grower from their own grapes

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RC

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Recoltant-Cooperateur;

The grower is selling the champagne made from their own grapes but produced by a cooperative

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MA

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Marque d’Acheteur;

The Champagne has been bought from a producer and sold under another name (BOB) buyers own brand

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SR

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Societe de Recoltant;

The Champagne is sold under the name of a company created by growers who are from the same family

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NR

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Negociant Distributeur;

Which is a company that buys in champagne, re-brands it and then distributes it

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Brut Nature

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0-3 g/L

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Brut

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0-6 g/L very dry

0-12 g/L dry

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34
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Extra sec

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12-17 g/L dry - off dry

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35
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Sec

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17-32 g/L medium

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Demi sec

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32-50 g/L sweet

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Doux

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50 g/L Upwards

38
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liqueur d’expedition

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Dosage of suger

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Quarter bottle

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185 ml

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Half bottle

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375 ml

41
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Bottle

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750 ml

42
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Magnum

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1,5 L 2 bottles

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Jeroboam

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3 L 4 bottles

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Methuselah

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6 L 8 bottles

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Salmanazar

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9 L 12 bottles

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Balthazar

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12 L 16 bottles

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Nebuchadnezzar

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15 L 20 bottles

48
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How invented the la methode champenoise?

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Dom Perignon, celler master at the Abbey at Hautvillers from 1670 to 1715.

49
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Madame Nicole-Barbe Cliquot-Ponsardin

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Developed remuage

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Cuvee Prestige Billecart Salmon

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Grand Cuvee and Guvee Elizabeth Salmon Rose

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Cuvee Prestige Bollinger

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Grand Annee

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Cuvee Grand Prestige Duval-Leroy

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Femme de Champagne

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Cuvee Prestige Krug

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Collection and Grande Cuvee (Multi-vintage)

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Cuvee Prestige Laurent Perrier

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Grand Siecle and La Cuvee (Multi-vintage)

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Cuvee Prestige Louis Roederer

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Cristal Brut

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Cuvee Prestige Moet & Chandon

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Dom Perignon

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Cuvee Prestige G.H. Mumm

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Cuvee R Lalou

58
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Cuvee Prestige Perrier-Jouet

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Belle Epoque

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Cuvee Prestige Perrier-Jouet Rose

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Fleur de Champagne

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Cuvee Prestige Philipponat

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Clos de Goisses

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Cuvee Prestige Pol Roger

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Winston Chuchill

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Cuvee Prestige Pommery

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Cuvee Louise

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Cuvee Prestige Ruinart

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Dom Ruinart

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Cuvee Prestige Taittinger

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Comtes de Champagne and Taitinger Prelude

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Cuvee Prestige Veuve Clicquot

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La Grande Dame

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Cuvee Prestige Vilmart

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Coeur de Cuvee

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Coteaux Champenoise

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AOC for still wines of Champagne

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Marc de Champagne

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Brandy produced from the distillation of the skins, pips and stalks (the marc) left after pressing the grapes

69
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Blocage

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This is a system putting wine in reserve in good and plentiful years for use in poor years, when the harvest is short or when there is a large increase in sales

70
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Deblocage

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When the CIVC approves the use of reserve wines

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Cremant

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AOC’s for dry sparkling wines produced in France other than in the Champagne which are made by the methode traditionnelle.

72
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Name the 5 cremant regions

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Aude Cremant de Limoux (Carcasonne)
Loire Cremant (Anjou and Tourraine)
Cremant d'Alsace 
Cremant de Die (Rhone)
Cremant de Bourgogne (Burgundy)
73
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Cuvee Close (Charmat)

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Thanks or bulk method.
Still wine is pumped into a tank together with yeast and sugar. The temp is controlled to start the secondary fermentation. Completed in a matter of days. Then filtered and bottled under pressure.

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Vinos espumosos

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Sparkling wine form Spain made by the carbonation or transfer method

75
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Muscat d’Asti en Prossecco

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Made by the Cuvee Close method

76
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Fransciacorta

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From Lobardy made by the traditional method

77
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Transversage method

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Transfer method. In this method, the second fermentation and degorgement is carried out in the bottle as for champagne. But the wine is then chilled and placed (transferd) into a tank. The dosage is dan added and it is filtered and rebottled under pressure. This method is used for quarter and large format champagne bottles

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Methode Dioise Ancestrale

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The wine is bottled before finishing fermentation. The wine continues to ferment producing carbon dioxide gas in the bottle. No addition of liqueur d’expedition, but remains sweet due to natural sugar still in the wine. Resulting wine is generally slightly cloudy

79
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Carbonation method

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Quickest en cheapest method. The wine is chilled in large tanks and carbon dioxide is pumped into it. The wine is then bottled under pressure. The resulting wine is a fizzy drink in the glass with large flabby bubbles which do not last long.

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Vin mousseaux

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French term for sparkling wines, but in the case of Vouvray it refers to a particular AOC

81
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Pertillant

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Meaning slightly sparkling, but in the case of Vourvray it refers to a particular AOC

82
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Spritzig

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German term meaning slightly sparkling

83
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Schaumwein

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German term for sparkling wine of the lowest quality

84
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Sekt

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German term for sparkling wine

85
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Espumante

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Portuguese term for sparkling

86
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Espumosos

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Spanish term for sparkling

87
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Spumante

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Italian term for sparkling

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