Regions
Sparkling wine is made wherever grapes keep their acidity. Each appellation has its own rules for grapes, method and time on the lees.
Europe
FranceChampagne, eight Crémants and the Loire, Limoux and Die sparkling appellationsChampagne, Crémants and ancestral-method winesItalyFranciacorta, Trento, Prosecco, Asti, Lambrusco and more12 sparkling appellations · DOC and DOCGSpainCava and the stricter Penedès sparkling designationsCava DO · Corpinnat · Clàssic PenedèsPortugalBottle-fermented espumante from Bairrada and Távora-VarosaEspumante · Bairrada and Távora-VarosaGermanySekt and its regulated terms: Sekt b.A., Winzersekt, CrémantSekt, Sekt b.A., WinzersektAustriaSekt Austria, Reserve and Große Reserve: 9, 18 and 36 months on leesSekt g.U. in three tiersLuxembourgTraditional-method Crémant from the Luxembourg MoselleCrémant de Luxembourg, MoselleUnited KingdomMostly sparkling: English, Welsh and Sussex PDOsEngland and WalesHungaryHungarian pezsgő and the Törley house, registered in 1882Pezsgő · the Törley houseRussiaLegal terms of Law 468-FZ and the Abrau-Durso houseLaw 468-FZ · игристое вино · российское шампанскоеGeorgiaSparkling wine from Tbilisi: the Bagrationi houseBagrationi, TbilisiSwitzerlandSchaumwein: at least 3 bar; mousseux may carry cantonal AOC namesFederal beverage law and cantonal AOCSloveniaPenina: Slovenian quality sparkling wine with protected originPenina, three wine regionsCzechiaSekt, sekt s. o. and pěstitelský sekt under Act 321/2004Jakostní šumivé víno and sektMoldovaMetoda tradițională clasică: at least nine months; Cricova makes about 2 million bottlesFour PGIs and Cricova's galleries
France
ChampagneSparkling wine from 34,200 ha in north-eastern France, at least 15 months from tirageAOC since 1936 · traditional methodCoteaux ChampenoisStill white, rosé and red wines from the Champagne areaAOC since 1974 · still wineRosé des RiceysStill Pinot Noir rosé from the commune of Les Riceys in the AubeAOC since 1947 · still roséCrémant d'AlsaceWhite and rosé traditional-method sparkling wine from AlsaceAOC since 1976 · traditional methodCrémant de BourgogneBurgundy sparkling wine with at least 30% Pinot and ChardonnayAOC since 1975 · traditional methodCrémant de LoireLoire Valley sparkling wine from Chenin, Chardonnay and Cabernet FrancAOC since 1975 · traditional methodCrémant du JuraJura sparkling wine from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and TrousseauAOC since 1995 · traditional methodCrémant de LimouxChardonnay-led sparkling wine from 41 communes around LimouxAOC since 1990 · traditional methodCrémant de BordeauxTraditional-method sparkling wine from the Bordeaux grape varietiesAOC since 1990 · traditional methodCrémant de DieClairette-based traditional-method sparkling wine from the DrômeAOC since 1993 · traditional methodCrémant de SavoieWhite sparkling wine of Savoie from Jacquère and AltesseMention of AOC Savoie · traditional methodBlanquette de LimouxMauzac sparkling wine from 41 communes around LimouxAOC · traditional method · MauzacBlanquette méthode ancestraleMauzac sparkling wine from Limoux made by a single fermentationAOC Limoux · ancestral method · MauzacClairette de DieMuscat-led sparkling wine from the Drôme, made by the ancestral methodAOC since 1942 · ancestral methodVouvray (mousseux, pétillant)Chenin Blanc sparkling and pétillant wines of VouvrayAOC since 1936 · traditional method · CheninMontlouis-sur-Loire (mousseux, pétillant)Chenin Blanc sparkling wine by second or single fermentationAOC since 1938 · Chenin onlySaumur (mousseux)White and rosé sparkling Saumur from Chenin and Cabernet FrancAOC since 1938 · traditional methodTouraine (mousseux)White and rosé sparkling wine of AOC TouraineAOC since 1946 for sparkling wine · traditional methodBugey CerdonSweet, low-alcohol rosé sparkling wine from Gamay and PoulsardAOC Bugey · ancestral method · roséGaillac (méthode ancestrale)Mauzac sparkling wine from the Tarn made by a single fermentationAOC since 1938 · ancestral method · MauzacSeyssel (mousseux)Traditional-method sparkling wine from Molette and Altesse on the upper RhôneAOC since 1942 · traditional method
Italy
FranciacortaBottle-fermented sparkling wine from Brescia, LombardyDOCG since 1995 · bottle fermentationTrento DOCBottle-fermented sparkling wine from the province of TrentoDOC since 1993 · bottle fermentationAlta LangaVintage-dated Piedmont sparkling from Pinot Noir and ChardonnayDOCG since 2011 · bottle fermentationOltrepò Pavese Metodo ClassicoPinot Noir-led traditional-method sparkling from Pavia, LombardyDOCG since 2007 · bottle fermentationAstiAromatic Moscato bianco sparkling wine from PiedmontDOCG · Asti spumante and Moscato d'AstiProsecco DOCGlera-based sparkling wine from nine provinces of north-east ItalyDOC since 2009 · tank methodConegliano Valdobbiadene ProseccoProsecco Superiore from 15 hill municipalities in TrevisoDOCG since 2009 · tank method · UNESCO hillsAsolo ProseccoProsecco Superiore from the Asolo and Montello hillsDOCG since 2009 · tank methodLambrusco di SorbaraRed, rosé and white sparkling Lambrusco from ModenaDOC since 1970 · bottle or autoclaveLambrusco Grasparossa di CastelvetroRed and rosé sparkling Lambrusco from the Modena hillsDOC since 1970 · bottle or autoclaveLambrusco Salamino di Santa CroceRed and rosé sparkling Lambrusco from the Modena plainDOC since 1970 · bottle or autoclaveBrachetto d'AcquiRed aromatic sparkling wine from Brachetto, PiedmontDOCG since 1996 · autoclave or bottle
Spain
CavaSpain's traditional-method sparkling wine DODO since 1986 · traditional methodCorpinnatOrganic, hand-harvested Penedès sparkling under a private brandPrivate collective brand · since 2018Clàssic PenedèsOrganic, vintage-dated sparkling wine within DO PenedèsDO Penedès sparkling category · traditional or ancestral
Portugal
BairradaBottle-fermented espumante from central PortugalDO · espumante by bottle fermentationTávora-VarosaTraditional-method espumante from inland northern PortugalDO since 1999 · traditional method
Austria
Sekt AustriaOne federal state, bottle or tank, 9 months on lees in bottleSekt g.U. · base tierSekt Austria ReserveTraditional method, hand harvest, 18 months on leesSekt g.U. · middle tier · traditional methodSekt Austria Große ReserveOne municipality, 50% press yield, 36 months on leesSekt g.U. · top tier · traditional method
Luxembourg
United Kingdom
English Quality Sparkling WineSix varieties, traditional method, 9 months on leesPDO · traditional methodSussexHand harvest, whole-bunch pressing, 15 months before releasePDO since 2022 · traditional method
Rest of the world
United StatesCalifornia estates founded by Champagne and Spanish familiesAVAs · California sparkling estatesArgentinaEspumante under INV Resolution C 110/1990INV rules · espumanteBrazilEspumante from Vale dos Vinhedos, Brazil's first protected originEspumante · Serra GaúchaSouth AfricaCap Classique: bottle-fermented sparkling wine from the CapeCap ClassiqueAustraliaSparkling wine from Tasmania, 41% of the island's 2026 wineTasmaniaCanadaProvincial VQA rules: at least 300 kPa, natural CO2 only; 9 or 12 months on lees in BCVQA rules in Ontario and British ColumbiaChileEspumante: at least 3 atm, bottle or Charmat, six sugar classesVino espumante under Decreto 78UruguayEspumante natural: at least 4 atm, 10-13% alcohol, bottle or tankMERCOSUR wine rulesNew ZealandMostly traditional method from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay; Marlborough leadsMéthode Traditionnelle, Marlborough GIJapanGI Yamanashi and GI Hokkaido include sparkling wine; Japan Wine means 100% Japanese grapesNihon wine and five wine GIs
United States
Los Carneros AVANapa and Sonoma AVA, home of Domaine Carneros and Gloria FerrerAVA since 1983 · Napa and SonomaAnderson Valley AVAMendocino AVA, home of Roederer EstateAVA since 1983 · Mendocino County