A sparkling wine from France (excluding Champagne) that has bubbles created through the traditional champagne method, but not the prestige of true Champagne.
From French crémant, meaning 'creaming' (from crémer 'to cream'), referring to the light foam of bubbles. Became a legal classification for quality sparkling wines from specific French regions.
Cremant wines are the sophisticated secret—they use the exact same méthode champenoise as Champagne but cost half the price because they're not from the Champagne region, proving that marketing geography matters as much as the wine itself.
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