Champagne

Champagne

  1. A Review of Methode Champenoise Production (How Champagne is Made)

    A Review of Methode Champenoise Production (How Champagne is Made)

    Centuries of experience have enabled the sparkling wine producer to refine the art of bottle-fermented sparkling winemaking to the system known as méthode champenoise. This system, however, is not a rigid one. Read more...
  2. The History of Champagne and the Champagne Region of France

    The History of Champagne and the Champagne Region of France

    Grape vines were cultivated in the Champagne region of France as early as the 1st Century, and later in the middle ages. The wines from this region were highly regarded as one of the best wines in France. Read more...
  3. Champagne Trivia, Anecdotes, Quotes & In the Movies

    Champagne Trivia, Anecdotes, Quotes & In the Movies

    It is rumored that Marilyn Monroe once took a bath in 350 bottles of Champagne. Her biographer George Barris said that she drank Champagne "as if it were oxygen." When the early version of Champagne was being made, the producers, including Dom Perignon we Read more...
  4. How to Chill, Open and Serve a Bottle of Champagne

    How to Chill, Open and Serve a Bottle of Champagne

    Champagne is the wine of celebrations, the wine of happiness. With its golden color is associated with celebrating both big and little events. With that in mind, here are some facts about how to serve and better enjoy your Champagne of choice. Read more...
  5. Opening Champagne

    Opening Champagne

    Champagne is a wine many people reserve only for "special occasions". It's no surprise then why there is a sort of mystique surrounding the act of properly opening a Champagne bottle. Read more...