Term (also piquetage) for shaking or moving the bottles in the process of champagne or sparkling wine production. It is derived from "poignet" (wrist). The process can be carried out at various stages of production, either manually or, in large houses, sometimes mechanically:
Poignettage: www.schlumberger.at
Bottle: By BerndtF in Wikipedia - Self-photographed, Public domain, Link
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