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Odd Wine Out

August 25, 2024
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Odd Wine Out

In the world’s major sparkling wines, Chardonnay is the most commonly used grape: Champagne, California bubbly, French Crémant, Franciacorta, and even some Cava uses it. Basically, only Prosecco never uses Chardonnay.

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Anna, a Minnesota native, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she studied Marketing and Digital Studies. She is a lover of traveling and scuba diving, trying new restaurants, exploring New York City, and of course all things good wine and cocktails!

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