The Art of Sparkling Wine

Almost all sparkling wine begins its life as a still wine. The bubbles that bring it to life are not added afterwards — they are created naturally through fermentation. Whether delicate and persistent or lively and exuberant, every bubble tells the story of how the wine was made.

Understanding sparkling wine begins with one essential question: where do the bubbles come from? Once you understand the two principal production methods, the world’s most important sparkling wine styles become easy to recognize.