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Approximate number of millions of bottles of traditional method sparkling wine made in California each year. Sparklers made with chardonnay and pinot noir are produced in cool wine growing regions throughout the state. Most of California’s sparkling wine firms make non-vintage, vintage, and prestige cuvée wines. Some of the latter spend up to nine years aging on yeast lees.

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