Definition of méthode champenoise
noun
[mass noun, often as modifier] a method of making sparkling wine by allowing the last stage of fermentation to take place in the bottle: [as modifier]:méthode champenoise wines sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise, especially a kind not made in the Champagne region of France: they all produce méthode champenoise in California [count noun]:he experimented with a méthode champenoise