Italian for 'sparkling'. Generally any sparkling wine from Italy, although producers of Franciacorta (wine) have recently started stating that Franciacorta is not a 'spumante'.
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(Italian) Italian sparkling wine, usually white, and ranging from dry to very sweet. The most famous is Asti Spumante from north west Italy which is produced from the Moscato grape variety. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22313