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Published 2006
French term for the intricate traditional method described in detail in sparkling winemaking. From 1994 the term was outlawed by eu authorities in favour of one of the following: ‘méthode traditionnelle’; ‘méthode classique’; ‘méthode traditionnelle classique’. English-language equivalents are ‘fermented in this bottle’ and traditional method.
© Jancis Robinson and Oxford University Press 1994, 1999, 2006, 2015
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