towardia Where things come from.
🌐 en

🍷 Crémant

Type of wine ✔ Checked: 10.2026 · sources: 8 Updated:

French sparkling wine made by the traditional method outside Champagne.

Crémant is a French sparkling wine made the same way as Champagne, but outside Champagne. That means the bubbles form in the bottle, not in a large tank. This route is called the traditional method.

After the second fermentation, the wine rests in the bottle on its lees. For crémant the total ageing is at least one year, part of it on the lees. It makes the taste softer and the bubbles finer.

The name is used in several French regions, for example Alsace and Burgundy. There is also crémant from the Loire. Crémant is made in neighbouring Luxembourg too. Mousseux is a similar French sparkling wine. All of them belong to the wider group of sparkling wines.

For comparison: crémant is often chosen as a cheaper alternative to Champagne, but it is a separate wine with its own rules and its own grape varieties.

kind of🍷Sparkling winemade in🗺️French winemade in🗺️Luxembourg winesimilar🍷Mousseuxsimilar🍷Traditional methodsimilar🍷Champagnesimilar📍Alsacesimilar📍Burgundy🍷towardia.com
Main links. Click a topic to open it.

How it connects to Wine

🍷 Crémant → kind of → 🍷 Sparkling wine → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine

Part of
🍷 Sparkling wine
Where it is made
🗺️ French wine, 🗺️ Luxembourg wine
Similar and different
🍷 Mousseux, 🍷 Traditional method, 🍷 Champagne, 📍 Alsace, 📍 Burgundy

Frequently asked questions

How is crémant different from Champagne?

Crémant is made by the same traditional method, but outside Champagne, for example in Alsace, Burgundy or the Loire. Each name has its own ageing rules and grape varieties.

How long is crémant aged on the lees?

At least one year of ageing in total, partly on the lees. During this time the wine becomes softer and the bubbles finer.

Where is crémant made?

In several regions of France, including Alsace, Burgundy and the Loire, and also in Luxembourg.

What to read next

Similar

🍷 Mousseux · 🍷 English sparkling wine · 🍷 Cap Classique · 🍷 Trento DOC · 🍷 Clairette de Die · 🍷 Blanquette de Limoux

⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.

Sources

All topics