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Champagne

For many people, good champagne cannot be compared to other wines.

Champagne is a sparkling wine that is produced in the area of the same name in France. Most champagne is white (and the most famous) but there is also rosé champagne. Good sparkling wines are produced in many wine regions. Only sparkling wine from the Champagne region, made according to the method champenoise, can bear the name champagne.

The Champagne region

Champagne is produced in the northernmost wine region of France. The region is characterized by low temperatures so that the grapes mature slowly. This ensures a high acidity, which in turn is important for the slow ripening process of champagne. In addition to the climate, the soil also makes the region unique. The calcareous soil has a unique contribution to the character of champagne.

The method traditional

Outside of this region, the vinification is called method traditionally. In France this wine is referred to as the “crémant”. In spite of the EU ban, sparkling wines are sold in the Baltic EU states (in particular Latvia) under the name Sovietskoye Sjampanskoye (Soviet champagne). They claim that the French government has granted the tsarist government (at the time of Lev Golytsin) an “infinite” right to use the name “champagne.” In most Western countries, champagne is traditionally drunk at special events, such as New Year’s Eve, at the baptism of a ship, at an anniversary or after a birth. In addition to the sparkling wine, Champagne, also on a very limited scale, also produces white, red and rosé wines, which have been carrying the AOC label Coteaux-Champenois since 1974. The best known is the rosé des Riceys, from the very south of the Champagne region. This is the only wine that can carry three nominations: champagne, coteaux-champenois and rosé des Riceys.

Grape varieties

Champagne is usually produced from a mixture of the juice of blue and white grapes. 6 grape varieties are allowed, but 3 of them are used the most. Chardonnay is most commonly used as a white grape variety. Pinot blanc, Arbane and Petit Meslier are also used as white grapes. The blue grape varieties that are used the most are Pinot noir and Pinot meunier. The vast majority of champagne is white. Entirely red champagne is not produced. There is also rosé champagne. In contrast to most other wine regions, it is permitted in Champagne to make rosé by mixing red and white wine. Champagne produced entirely from white grapes is called blanc de blancs. Champagne from only blue grapes is called blanc de noirs.

Each grape variety has specific characteristics. Pinot Noir gives Champagne weight and depth. Pinot Meunier gives good acid and more vigor that is recognized in particular in young wines. This grape also ripens earlier, reducing the risk of rot. Chardonnay brings elegance and finesse to Champagne. It gives a kind of creaminess and more fresh fruit aromas.

Chardonnay

Originally the Chardonnay grape comes from Burgundy but is now found all over the world. This is because the grape has a great adaptability. The grape can handle many different types of soil and climate.
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Pinot Blanc

The Pinot Blanc gives delicate, sometimes modest, often fresh white wines. They are usually dry, with a broad, accessible flavor that is somewhat reminiscent of Chardonnay. You can buy six wines from the Pinot Blanc with us.
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Pinot Meunier

The Pinot Meunier gives light red wines or mild rosé with a fruity scent of violets and young red fruit. Wine to drink young. But usually the Pinot Meunier is used as an ingredient for sparkling wines, especially Champagne.
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Pinot noir

The pinot noir is a grape from which some of the greatest wines of the world are made. The pinot noir produces fruity aromatic wines that in some cases have the ability to mature.
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Distinguished types of champagne

There are many different types of champagne for sale. To keep the differences well apart, it is good to be aware of a number of terms. In addition to the different as they are described below, most champagne houses make various cuvées and have a top cuvée, some of which are blends from various vineyards such as Moët & Chandon with their Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot with their La Grande Dame and Louis Roederer with their Cristal. In addition, there are so-called “single vineyard” wines, wines from one vineyard, which are highly appreciated, such as Bollinger with their Vieilles Vignes Françaises, Krug with their Clos des Mesnil and Clos d’Ambonnay and Billecart-Salmon with their Clos Saint-Hilaire

Brut

Maximum 1 to 1.5% sugar by adding liqueur d’expédition.

Non-vintage

This champagne is made from wines from different vintages. After mixing the different wines, the champagne must mature on the sediment for at least 15 months.

Blanc de Blancs

This champagne is made entirely from Chardonnay. This makes them very pure, elegant and soft sparkling wines.

Extra Brut

This type of champagne is also called brut rosé, brut nature, ultra-brut, brut zéro and brut integral. No liqueur d’expédition has been added and naturally contains less than 2 grams per liter of residual sugar.

Brut sans millésime

This is a brut without a year and is the calling card of every champagne wine house. The brut sans millésime makes up 80% of the turnover. Very different per champagne house.

Sec

Slightly less dry than brutal.

Demi-sec

It is a semi-dry champagne with a sugar content of 33 to 50 g / l. Because of this sugar content, this champagne fit well with desserts.

Doux

These very sweet champagnes are not very common anymore. The sugar content of these champagnes is higher than 50 g / l.

The best and best-known producers of champagne

There are a number of Champagnes that are excellent above the rest. Sometimes that is the name but often it has a specific reason. They are producers who distinguish themselves in quality or have a clear identity of their own.

Bollinger

Unique to Bollinger is that they do part of the aging of the wine in oak barrels. This gives a nice round and warm mouthfeel. We also taste notes of biscuit, cake, almonds and ripe citrus fruit. The Dutch are not known as a big Champagne drinker and often it has to be cheap.

Georges Clement

The Georges Clement family house is located in the village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ in the heart of Champagne and cultivates the three famous Champagne grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Chardonnay gives finesse and freshness, Pinot Noir structure and strength and Pinot Meunier especially roundness and aromas of red fruit. The use of pesticides in the vineyard is minimal and the vines are treated with great care. Harvesting is done exclusively by hand, as prescribed in the entire Champagne region. The cellars of the winery are 20 meters underground in the chalk cliffs. This is an ideal place for the bottles to mature slowly.

Louis Roederer champagne

Louis Roederer is the name of a champagne house, actually “Champagne Louis Roederer” that is located in Reims. The house is one of the oldest among the champagne houses and was founded in 1776 as Dubois Père & Fils. In 1833 Louis Roederer inherited the company and he named the company after himself.

Piper-Heidsieck

Piper-Heidsieck is a champagne from the champagne house “Champagnes Piper-Heidsieck et Charles Heidsieck” that was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck. Five types of champagne are produced here: Cuvée Brut: 55% Pinot noir, 15% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot meunier Cuvée Sublime.

Champagne glasses

Which glass is best for drinking champagne? That question is not that easy to answer. The reason champagne is drunk from flutes is that it is a sparkling wine. In a flute (which is elongated) the mousse stays much nicer. This narrow shape does have a major drawback. The wine has only a small surface to come into contact with air and therefore also form aromas. That is why champage is also drunk from boules where many more aromas are recognized. It is therefore a matter of taste and what you find most important.

Buying or ordering popular champagnes?

There are many different types of champagne to buy or order. Here are the wines that have been viewed the most on this site. See if there is a champagne and order it to enjoy. Click another here or on the button below to search in all wines.

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