# Sparkling wine

Wine containing carbon dioxide from fermentation, giving it persistent bubbles and a bright, lifted texture.

Alcohol: 12% ABV

## Types

- [Cava](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cava.md): 12% ABV. A protected Spanish sparkling wine made by a second fermentation in the bottle, bringing fine bubbles, bright fruit, and lees-aged savouriness.
- [Champagne](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/champagne.md): 12% ABV. A protected French sparkling wine made in the Champagne region by a second fermentation in bottle.
- [Prosecco](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/prosecco.md): 11% ABV. A protected Italian sparkling wine led by the Glera grape, typically fresh, lightly aromatic, and briskly effervescent.

## Cocktails

- [Old Cuban](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/old-cuban.md): An aged-rum Daiquiri lengthened with sparkling wine and perfumed with mint and aromatic bitters.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/sparkling-wine
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/ingredients/sparkling-wine-b841fb30.webp
- Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308