Sekt
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Sekt is the German term for sparkling wine. Germany is the largest per capita consumer of sparkling wine in the world. Sekt may be made by the same method as Champagne or by most commonly the tank method. Historically much sekt was made at least partially from imported grapes. The proportion currently stands at about 85%, and the quality of the resulting wine is generally poor.
Sekt can only be labelled as Deutscher Sekt if it is made exclusively from German grapes. Some very good examples are made, often using the riesling grape, and the traditional (champagne) method of production, however much of it is inexpensive and drunk locally rather than exported.
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