What you should know before buying Champagne or Champán
The champagne or champagne is considered the most elegant and elitist wine in the world since historically it has been consumed by kings, czars and famous people as actors or actresses or athletes of élite. The champagne is made uniquely and exclusively in the French region of champagne. If it is made in another area you can only á denominated sparkling or sparkling wine but never champagne, that's why the champagne can only be champagne frenchés . The Champagne region is composed of 321 municipalities or « Crus » which are classified according to the quality of the soils and climate, since that will determine the quality of the grapes and the resulting champagnes. The classification of champagne according to the “ crus ” It divides them into: Champagne Grand Cru Champagne Premier Cru Champagne Cru
Champagne categories according to the sugar contained
- Champagne Extra Brut or Champagne Brut Nature contains less than 6 grams / liter.
- Champagne Brut contains less than 15 grams / liter.
- Extra Dry Champagne contains between 12 and 20 grams / liter.
- Champagne Sec contains between 17 and 35 grams / liter.
- Champagne Demi Sec contains between 33 and 50 grams. / liter.
- Champagne Doux or Dulce contains more than 50 grams / liter.
How champagne is made
Champagne is made using the champenoise or traditional method and three grape varieties are used (Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay) and unlike other wines, grapes from different varieties are usually used for their production and only when the season is excellent, grape champagnes are made from a single plant, the so-called millesime champagne .
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