Sekt

Sekt is the German term for sparkling wine. It may be made by the same method as Champagne or by the tank method.

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Historically much sekt was made at least partially from imported grapes; it can only be labelled as Deutscher Sekt if it is made exclusively from German grapes.

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Some very good examples are made, often using the riesling grape, but much of it is cheap and drunk locally rather than exported.

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German: German may mean:...

Sparkling wine: Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. The carbon dioxide results from natural fermentation, either in a bottle as with the m?thode champenoise, or in a large tank designed to withstand the pressures involved, as in the charmat process. In some part...

Champagne: Champagn? is a commune of the Sarthe d?partement, in France....