Definitions

sparkling wine

NOUN

effervescent wine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bubbly champagne

WEAK

asti spumate spumante

Example Sentences

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That’s a good time to go through their gifts and spend a Saturday afternoon drinking sparkling wine or lemonade and writing thank-you cards.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Visitors there on Saturday sipped sparkling wine and cocktails from an open bar, decorated Christmas cookies and munched on pizza and tacos from food trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

They knew the best doors for easy pickup, provided cold beverages — sparkling wine, coffee, and water — and had a great playlist.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

It was accompanied by English sparkling wine and Italian red and white wines.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

Within moments of his arrival, he finds himself with a glass of sparkling wine in hand, exchanging pleasantries with a former prima ballerina.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern