[freedumb2003]

I know what you’re trying to say, but no. In America it’s labeled sparkling wine. Brut means dry, which describes the sparkling wine. Sparkling wine can be adjectiveless which is sweet, brut which is dry, or extra brut which is very dry.

Many labels do not list "Sparkling Wine" since it is so declasse'.

For example, Ferrari "Champagne" just says "Brut" (CAP is specified different ways -- in this case just Methodo Classico)

I can show a lot of others. If it says "Brut" it means dry in the Champagne (or CAP) style/methode.

Likewise there can be sweet Bruts (e.g. N.V. Henri Abele Champagne Brut Cuvée Spéciale).

I was summarizing in that you won't see (or I never have seen) a Brut NOT done as sparkling.

I wanted to note that you can get really good "champagnes" NOT labeled "Champagne" but always labeled "Brut."

[Melas]

Gotcha. My wife is a true oenophile, and I thought I’d learned enough through osmosis, but I guess not.