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Friday, March 5th, 2010

Although authentic Champagne for beginner?

My husband and I want to try Champagne for the first time. I know there is a sparkling wine, and there Champagne. And there Some say it's the same thing. (?) We want to try something that is a good, reasonably priced champagne from France. I 'm not crazy about dry wines, unless you do not lie with the food that compliments a dry wine. Maybe something a little sweet, but not Rott your teeth out sweet. We drink a lot of brand Barefoot Moscato. I really like. There is a sparkling Moscato Barefoot. But I want to try a real French champagne. Again, something with a good dose of sweetness. Does anyone have any suggestions? And do you suggest to go better with food, or can it be assessed alone? What is the average price? I really appreciate any help and advice you can give me! Thank you very much!

Just to establish the facts, champagne is a form of sparkling wine that comes exclusively from the Champagne region in north eastern France (to be legally called Champagne, it must come from this region). In terms of price, there's a premium champagne (not always justified, I hasten to add). Some champagnes are very nice Lanson Black Label (relatively expensive at ~ £ 25 per bottle) and Waitrose own brand "Bredon" champagne (a bit cheaper at ~ £ 19 a bottle)


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Friday, February 19th, 2010

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Have you ever drank sparkling wine has expired or juice? Describe the bad effects if any?

I found some bottles sparkling wine that friends gave me for Christmas a few years back. The expiry date on the CAP is 08/09/2005. What do you think? Do I beverages or discarded? I fear that I might get sick.

Personally, I do not drink more wine than a year after its expiry. I course different, but it's my preference.


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Saturday, February 6th, 2010

difference sparkling wine champagne
which is better champagne or sparkling wine? Is there still a difference?

Commin my gf is home and we will do .. mamossa's (which I know if thats the) spelling his champagne with orange juice .. I asti sparkling wine or champagne chefs .. which is better .. ? thank you;) oh yea .. What kind of spirits or wine is best for your daughter Freaky? lol thank you

If you Mimossas go with something nice but inexpensive Chandon Calfornia is good. To date this extra freaky add a little Grand Marnier to mimossas. Champagne comes from the Champagne region of France. Only sparkling wines from this area may be known as Champagne. But officials from other countries label their bottles to let consumers know that buying wine is made in the style french. http://www.winepros.org/consumerism/labels.htm


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Sunday, January 31st, 2010

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Como la espuma.(vinos espumosos, España)(TT: Like the bubbles.)(TA: sparkling wines, Spain)(Artículo Breve): An article from: Epoca


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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on sparkling wine in Spain face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying sparkling wine to Spain? How important is Spain compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of sparkling wine vary from one country of origin to another in Spain? On the supply side, Spain also exports sparkling wine. Which countries receive the most exports from Spain? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for sparkling wine in Spain. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for sparkling wine for those countries serving Spain via exports, or supplying from Spain via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Spain fits into the world market for imported and exported sparkling wine. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for Spain in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regio@`Ffffffÿ¾Úx

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Sparkling Wine and Wine Labels

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

For the French, wine labels are serious business. There is no country that imports more wine in bulk for blending with its own production than France, and we know that the French are better at writing strict laws in implementing them. They are very picky about how various wines and wine blends are labeled.

In general though, it seems, that the rest of Europe has stopped complaining about our tendency to americanize wine types. In any case, the producers of Tempranillo Bordeaux have not protested about the failure of some American winemakers to include the final" s "in the name of Sauternes.

However, other U.S. producers still take the old spelling seriously, and their labels always contain the letters”, which makes people wonder if the contents of the bottle are plural. Perhaps the Old World feels like Mark Twain, when he said he had no respect for anyone who only knows one way to spell a word.

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From the perspective of the average wine buyer, the use of American winemakers' names, often makes more sense for European labels do. For example, U.S. wineries have grown tired labeling red sparkling "Sparkling Burgundy", while the white sparkling type is called Champagne. Now, by obtaining a simple change in federal regulations, "Sparkling Burgundy" is now synonymous with a new term: Red Champagne.

Another case is American Ports, all of which are at least sweet. But the Portuguese confuse the port name Port name by also selling “dry” Port and a “Pinotage” Port. Another sample is American Tokay (in no way related with the grape of the same name), a medium-sweet tawny-pink sweet dessert wine. The name has a meaning much clearer than the original Hungarian (written Tokaj), which can mean either red wine or white, dry or sweet, or in between.

The simplification work is far from over, however. To drive a vinter crazy, ask him to describe the flavor difference between America’s Rhine wine, Chablis, and Dry Sauterne. Perhaps even between Claret and Burgundy. In general, there is none.

As if the thousands of old wine-catagory names were not enough, a flood of entirely new ones hit the market starting in 1956. U.S. growers had suddenly got busy creating entirely new types of wine by adding non-grape flavored wines for the coke-and-apple pie tastes of modern Americans.

The coined names for these new wines, referring to birds, animals, and to anything but grapes or wine, resemble nothing ever before seen on a wine label anywhere. If their overnight success is any indication of the future, these new products may well remodel all old concepts of what constitutes wine.

The differences in wines, even tiny ones will continue to be reflected on wine bottle labels. Whether those labels make sense or not is another thing altogether. Keep the guide book handy, it maybe the only way to keep track of what is worth drinking…

About the Author: Allison Ryan is a freelance marketing writer from San Diego, CA. She enjoys researching the history of viniculture, viticulture, and the origins of varietals such as Pinotage. For a wide selection of fantastic wines, check out Wineaccess.com/.

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