Process commonly used in the production of sparkling wine (transvasieren = decanting), which is a hybrid of the traditional méthode champenoise and the méthode charmat (tank fermentation). In France, this is also known as the "German method". The second fermentation and ageing on the lees still takes place in the bottle. However, the bottles are then transferred to large...
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