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The Invisible Gas in Sparkling Wine

A sealed bottle can look completely calm and still contain the gas that will make thousands of bubbles. Where is it hiding? Welcome to Willie’s Wine Lessons. We will follow carbon dioxide from fermentation to the glass, beginning with molecules rather than mystique.

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The line worth keeping

Follow the mechanism, then distinguish physical evidence from perception and preference.