(French: remuage) Riddling is the process by which sediment in a Champagne (or other traditional method wine) bottle is loosened and moved towards the neck so that it can be disgorged. Riddling can be done by hand (which is time and labour intensive – taking four to six weeks) or by gyropalettes, which take cages of wine and can complete the process in just a week. The next stage after riddling is disgorgement.
