Transvasage

French · transfer under pressure

Transvasage is, in the OIV definition, the isobaric transfer of sparkling wine from one container to another. Champagne allows it only for bottles under 37.5 cl or over 150 cl.1,2

The limit follows from the same-bottle rule: Champagne must be sold in the bottle in which the prise de mousse took place.2 The 2026 proposal refers to bottles under 75 cl or over 150 cl, subject to conditions.3

Transfer is also the basis of the transfer method, where bottle-fermented wine is emptied into a tank under pressure, filtered and rebottled.4 See bottle sizes and isobaric bottling.

See also

same-bottle ruleGlossaryTransfer methodMethodsBottle sizesServingisobaric bottlingGlossary

Sources

  1. OIV International Code of Oenological Practices, II.4.1 Definitions common to all sparkling wines (II.4.1.1-II.4.1.10)
  2. Cahier des charges de l'AOP « Champagne » - modifications approved by the INAO national committee on 11 September 2024 (national opposition procedure text) (2024-09-11)
  3. Cahier des charges AOP Champagne, proposed modifications approved by INAO national committee 18 June 2026 (2026-06-18)
  4. EUR-Lex. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (consolidated text), Articles 47, 48, 49, 53, 54 and Annex III Part A (2023-12-08)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19