The Invisible Gas in Sparkling Wine

Name: The Invisible Gas in Sparkling Wine
Description: 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.

5:35N16AAfter Level 5 — Champagne

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The Invisible Gas in Sparkling Wine

This image-led science companion teaches the mechanism straight through. No pause or tasting is required.

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Serious wine knowledge.
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