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Many people refer to any and every sparkling
wine as Champagne. So, what's the difference between Champagne and
sparkling wine? All Champagnes are sparkling wines but real Champagne is
only produced in the Champagne region of France in the classic methode
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Many people refer to any and every sparkling
wine as Champagne. So, what's the difference between Champagne and sparkling wine? All Champagnes are sparkling wines but real Champagne is only produced in the Champagne region of France in the classic méthode champenoise tradition.
With very tight controls on French wine labeling, producers outside the
Champagne area in France are not permitted to use the word
"Champagne" as a synonym for sparkling wine.
Some great sparkling wines are made outside the Champagne region, they are called Mousseux in France, Cava in Spain, Sekt in Germany, Spumante in Italy.
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While Champagne's roots have been buried in
history, its home lies northeast of Paris in the region bearing the same name,
whose chalky soil is perfect for clean, white wine. Champagne owes its greatest
debt to two figures whose names have been immortalized in the Champagne culture:
the monk Dom Perignon and The Widow Cliquot.
The good monk introduced strict quality control to winemaking through proper
vineyard selection, blending of grape varieties and improvements in winemaking.
Legend has it that he also created the immortal fizz, although it is not known
if it was on purpose or by accident.
The Widow Cliquot lived in the time of Napoleon. Among her many gifts to
Champagne, she and her German cellar master developed remuage, a way to
remove the solid particles that form in the process of making Champagne. |
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