Sep 01 2010
An Introduction To Champagne
Champagne has always been a way to celebrate milestones. Considered to be a flexible beverage, Champagne can be served with a meal or with dessert. For many years, this truly refreshing and exotic drink has been used as a way of celebrating and just enjoying the times that lie ahead.
Champagne comes from the vineyards of the French region. If you get a bottle which has Champagne imprinted on the label, you will know that the bottle was produced in the vineyards of France. If you don’t get Champagne that was produced in the infamous French regions, you are pretty much just buying the standard sparkling wine. You should also make sure that the bottle is spelled “Champagne”, with a capital C. French manufacturers are very protective of this name, and therefore are the only ones that are authorized to use it.
Champagne is made using three types of grape – Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Meunier and Noir are types of black grapes, while Chardonnay is a type of white grape. The label on the bottle will signify what type of Champagne you are buying, so you’ll know what flavor to expect. There are also types of this wine that are a blend of different grapes, providing quite an exquisite taste to say the least.
Just like sparkling wine, Champagne is very common with celebrations. Although it is considered to be a type of sparkling wine, Champagne is nicer. You have to be careful where you buy it though, as a lot of manufacturers like to use cheaper grapes, which don’t taste the same. If you have ever samples this wine before – you will know first hand what quality tastes like.
Many people like to purchase Champagne because of the bubbles that are known to spew forth once a bottle has been uncorked. The bubbles that spew from this wine are the result of tiny drops of liquid that are disturbed by the carbonic acid gas. Once the liquid is disturbed, the bubbles form and shoot out of the bottle. This is a natural reaction of the double fermentation process that can only be found with a bottle of Champagne.
The next time you have a celebration and need something to make the celebration a bit more interesting, try a bottle of Champagne. Few things compliment a celebration like the bursting bubbles of a fine bottle. Even though Champagne is expensive – when you pop the top you’ll be glad you bought it.
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