Moutard's Sparkling 101

M ÉTHODE TRADITIONNELLE CHAMPAGNE P ÉT-NAT

Short for pétillant-naturel, aka méthode ancestrale, this is a traditional method of making sparkling wine that is, in fact, the world's most ancient. The wine is bottled before...

Sparkling wines can be produced in a number of ways, but the most admired are the classic méthode traditionnelle wines, using the system developed in Champagne.

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