Flying cork record: The longest recorded flight ... Yeast and sugar mixture that is added to still wine to begin a second fermentation. Méthode Champenoise: Traditional way of making sparkling ...

(It's this secondary fermentation that gives champagne its ... dosage to determine the sweetness of the champagne, and slip a cork onto the bottle. Mental Floss: Why is the drinking age 21?

The second fermentation takes place in a pressurized tank ... harmony and finesse. Composite cork: Also known as an agglomerated cork. A wine bottle stopper made of particles or granules of natural ...

The second fermentation takes place in a pressurized tank ... Harmless crystals resembling shards of glass that may form during fermentation or bottle aging (often on the cork) as tartaric acid ...