Sparkling Wine

Sparkling Wine

Sparkling Wine


Sparkling wines and Champagnes are categorized as Extra Brut, Brut (pronounced “broot”), Extra dry, Sec and Demi-sec depending on their sugar levels. These classifications can be somewhat confusing, but keep in mind, that in wine terms “dry” is the opposite of “sweet.”

Type of Wine Sparkling
Grape varieties 68% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Blanc and 12% Pinot Noir
Production area Lombardy, Italy
Type of soil limestone–chalk
Production Process The base wines, after fist fermentation, mature for 8 months in stainless steel vats that are temperature controlled, until the preparation of the cuvée.