Champagne is made using the Methode Champenoise, which requires two fermentations. You can read all about the Champagne "Methode Champenoise" Process if you'd like!

Champagne is stored for drinking just like any other wine - at around 55F, in a dark, damp location, stored on its side to keep the cork from drying out. Champagne should be served at about 45 degrees. A few hours in the fridge should bring the temperature down, but never store any wine for more than a few days in the fridge. Serve your Champagne in tall, narrow-necked glasses, called flutes. Do not use wide-brimmed glasses - they cause the drink to quickly lose both bubbles and flavor.

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 its wines of this type Cava, or Cellar. South Africa uses the 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

Champagne Pairings and Reviews

• Champagne and Cheese
• Champagne Appetizers
• Champagne Meals
• Champagne Desserts
• Champagne Punch Recipes
• Champagne Pronunciations
• Champagne Vintage Charts
  
  
• Champagne Tasting Notes
• Champagne by Time Zone
  
  
• Champagne Cocktail Recipes
• Pink Champagne
• Anniversary Champagne
• Wine and Weddings
• Planning a Champagne Toast

Champagne History and Information

• How to Open Champagne
• Champagne Alcohol Levels
• Quotes About Champagne
• Champagne Toasts
• Toasts Around the World
• The Hear Hear Toast
• Why we Clink Glasses
• Champagne Bubble Stream
  
  
• Champagne Clip Art
• Champagne Bottle Photos
• Books on Champagne
• Movies involving Champagne
  
  
• Champagne Bubbles - Drunk More Quickly
• The Famous Champagne Widows
• Marie Antoinette and the Coupe Class
• What is Dom Perignon?
• Fun Champagne Quiz
• What is a Shot of Alcohol?

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