Champagne wines. in the Netherlands

Bottle fermentation creates the bubbles; ageing on the yeast can add bread, biscuit and creamy notes. Brut is usually dry; demi-sec is sweeter.

Both are white sparkling wines. These names describe the grapes, rather than a separate growing area.

Often red-berry scented. Rosé can be made by blending white and red base wines, or by brief skin contact.