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What is the difference between vintage and non-vintage Champagne?
The main difference between vintage and non-vintage Champagne, is not that the vintage is old but that it is made from the grapes of only one year’s harvest, whereas non-vintage Champagne is a blend of different years’ harvest. The Champagne Houses and growers provide a continuous house style through the blending of various vintages, to…
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Understanding Champagne labels
These are the 10 things that must appear on all Champagne labels: No.1 – Appellation of Controlled Origin Champagne-prominently displayed No. 2 – Brand Marque differentiates the wines of different producers No.3 – Degree of sweetness, Extra-brut, driest wines; brut, very dry; extra-dry, slightly sweet; sec, sweet; demi-sec, very sweet No. 4 – TheTown where…
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Armand de Brignac to release largest bottle of rose Champagne ever produced
Armand de Brignac has released the largest bottle of rosé Champagne ever produced. It is a 30 litre Midas bottle and stands at over an impressive 4 feet tall and weighing in at 45kgs. It contains the equivalent of 40 regular-sized 750ml bottles. How much does this bottle cost – Currently it is still available…
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How many bottles are kept in the Champagne houses cellars?
Have you ever wondered how many bottles are kept in the Champagne houses vast cellars? Over 250 kilometers (155 miles) of Champagne cellars lie beneath Reims, holding around 200 million bottles. The Avenue de Champagne in Epernay that holds many of the big label houses such as Pol Roger, Boizel, Michel Gonet, Moet et Chandon…
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How many bottles of Champagne are produced each year?
Champagne produces about 300 million bottles each year and is exported globally. The yearly sales figures to the UK market have grown over recent years though now will remain around the same each year and is said to be mostly due to competition such as rival sales within Prosecco. Here in the UK we import…
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Famous Champagne Quotes
Champagne can lead many people to say the most amazing things, sober or not! Many quotes have been shared by the likes of film stars, politicians, sports stars and authors, here we have a list of some of the most well known words that Champagne have made people share: “Come quickly, I am tasting…
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Champagne Grapes
The most important ingredient of any wine is the grape! Each wine region will be famous of their harvest of grapes with specific varieties performing better in some regions over others. Within the Champagne region their are three main grapes that are relatively well known and will be in the ingredients of nearly every bottle…
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Champagne Lanson
A famous Champagne brand and holding one of the longest histories, Champagne Lanson boasts a wide selection of awards and achievements to include holding a Royal Warrant given by Queen Victoria as an official supplier to the Court of England which they have retained ever since. Founded back in 1760 by Francois Delamotte, Champagne Lanson…
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Champagne Bottle Sizes
They say at Christening’s the champagne bottle should be bigger than the baby! It is said that the European average weight of new born babies is 7.7 lb with the range of normal between 5.5 lb and 9.9 lb. This tells us that we need a magnum of Champagne to celebrate the birth of a…
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