Semi sparkling wine, where the second fermentation takes place in special pressurized tanks. Following the formation of bubbles, the wine is bottled. The Frizzante type has a pressure of about 2.5 bar, and thus approx about half the pressure of a Spumante or of champagne. See e.g. the Lambrusco wines.
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That Italy in 2011 was the worlds largest wine producer?
Italy’s northernmost region of Trentino-Alto Adige is surrounded by the Alps and 99% of it is made up by mountains, therefore agriculture has always been a great challenge here. Only 5% of the agricultural land is situated under 500 meters altitude and only 15% of the stony and rocky fields...
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