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Champagne Basics and Information
Champagne is made using the
There are different types of Champagne. Brut is the driest, and the "standard". If you want to get a "great" Champagne, go for a Brut. Extra-dry is less dry than Brut. Sec is sweet, and Demi Sec is even sweeter. Vintage bottles are, like most wines, from a single year's worth of grapes. Unlabeled or non-vintage bottles are from a blend of years. For related wines, note that Spain calls it's wines of this type Cava, or Cellar. South Africa uses thes term Cap Classique or Cape Classic. Germany has Sekt, and of course there's always Asti Spumanti from Italy!
Methode Champenoise - How Champagne is Made
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