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Common term in Italy (spumare = to foam) for a quality sparkling wine. According to EU regulations, these must have a carbon dioxide pressure of at least 3 bar. Prosecco is often mistakenly used as a synonym for spumante or sparkling wine, but although this DOC wine is mainly produced as a sparkling wine, it is also produced as a still wine. There are many country-specific designations, but only two of them are protected. These are Champagne for products produced exclusively in the Champagne region of France and Cava in Spain.

Other names

Other non-proprietary names are Sekt (Germany, Austria) and Crémant (outside Champagne), which are also used in other countries. Sparkling or sparkling wines of lower quality are called Frizzante or Vivace in Italy (in German-speaking countries semi-sparkling wine); however, this term is also used in other countries. A complete list of all names can be found in the keyword sparkling wine.

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