Perlant

Perlants contain more than 1 g of CO2 per litre of wine and bubbles can be seen at the surface at 20°C when the bottle is uncorked.

Perlant (pehr-lahn) A French term for a wine that has some, but very little sparkle. It is for wines that are less sparkling than what the French call "Petillant," and the Italians call "Frizzante". Petillant (peh-tee-yahn) ...

Perlant (Fr.) Semi-sparkling. Perl (Fr.) Semi-sparkling. Perlwein (Ger.) Sparkling wine, generally of lower quality.

Sparkling: slightly sparkling: Less than fully sparkling but more so than perlant. Sparkling Wine: Wines containing bubbles of carbon dioxide gas (a byproduct of fermentation).

Spritzy (also spritz and spritzig) A characteristic that is first detectable visually as tiny specks of air in the wine and then as a crisp prickle or youthful acidity and carbon dioxide in the mouth. See also Perlant.

Sparkling wines in France are called mousseux for fully sparkling, pétillant for lightly sparkling, and perlant for very lightly sparkling. The Italian equivalents are spumante, frizzante and frizzantino.

See also Perlant. Stalky. The smell of green wood occurring in some young wines. Steely. High in acidity, fairly hard and uncompromising. Strong. Big and powerful, usually with high alcohol content. Structure. A wine's composition. Sturdy.

perlantA French term used to describe a wine containing a faint amount of gas. petitA French term used to describe a wine containing a faint amount of gas.

See also: White Wine, Potent, Complexity, Alsac, Perlan