charmat means an inexpensive method of producing sparkling wine in which secondary fermentation takes place in tanks (rather than in bottles as in the méthode champenoise). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Etymology
Named after Eugène Charmat, French chemist.
noun
- An inexpensive method of producing sparkling wine in which secondary fermentation takes place in tanks (rather than in bottles as in the méthode champenoise).