spumante
/spuːˈmanteɪ
/ /spuːˈmanti/noun [mass noun]
An Italian sparkling white wine.The light, frothy Asti, the subtler Moscato d' Asti, and other spumante and frizzante all over north western Italy demonstrate another facet of the variety's character....
- Northern Italy is a vast expanse of vineyards, and much of the wine made there is the sparkler known as spumante.
- In the cellar we sip a dozen wines and a sophisticated but crisp Brut spumante.
Origin
Italian, literally 'sparkling'.