| Main Entry: | Charmat |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a less expensive technique for making sparkling wine, with the second fermentation in tanks rather than bottles |
| Example: | The result of Charmat is coarser, larger bubbles and simpler flavors -- but bulk process sparkling wines can be sold much more cheaply than methode champanoise wines. |
| Etymology: | 1935; fr. Fr. E. Charmat, chemist |