A French sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
in Alsace itself, tradition dictates that Muscat or crémant is served as an aperitif wine
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In Burgundy, producers offer cremant de Bourgogne, which can be very high quality stuff not often seen in this country.
If you are watching your pennies then Blason de Bourgogne's Crémant de Bourgogne is an informed choice
A California sparkling wine would be a better choice than the crémant, even though the price would be hard to beat.
What gasps there must have been in the space-age bars and galleries, where they sit sipping their cremant d' Alsace.
Since this is obviously a fun place, start with a kir made with two Burgundian classics - sparkling crémant and rich cassis.
Champagne sales dropped by 9 per cent overall last year, while cremant in Burgundy was up 6 per cent and in Alsace the biggest producer by eight per cent despite the global downturn.
In Alsace itself, tradition dictates that Muscat or crémant is served as an aperitif wine.
Nonvintage brut cremants d'Alsace from Lucien Albrecht (established 1425) are stylish substitutes for French Champagne, whose prices keep rising.
And its not just in France that cremant is selling well, producers are starting to sell the fizzy wine in Britain too.
A sparkling Vouvray crémant is also made from the wines with lower alcohol.
In the mid 1990s there were just over 100 producers of Crémant de Bourgogne.