Monday, October 24, 2011

Crystal Champagne Secrets

By Morcov Andrei


Crystal Champagne is a sparkling white wine that is produced in the Champagne region of France. The history and reputation of this unique region are enshrined in international law, ensuring that, in most countries worldwide, only sparkling wine from this specific region can be labelled as champagne, like Crystal Champagne.

It may seem that wrapping something as luxurious as Crystal Champagne in dry legal arguments about correct labelling could threaten to draw focus from the pleasure that it is meant to provide. In fact, it is the exclusivity that these laws protect that make Crystal Champagne what it is, a drink of elegant distinction unlike any other.

Crystal Champagne is produced using a traditional process of fermentation dating back hundreds of years. These unique methods are known as the 'method champenoise' and are also protected by law. You can be sure when buying Crystal Champagne that you are getting the highest quality product produced through the careful implementation of these exclusive processes.

As with all alcoholic drinks, Crystal Champagne is fermented and then bottled. Unlike many other drinks, for Crystal Champagne this is not the end of the process. It is a second fermentation, taking place inside the bottle that makes Crystal Champagne sparkle; producing the bubbles that give the drink it's defining characteristics and colloquial name, 'bubbly'.

The long, prestigious history of Crystal Champagne all contributes to the drink's reputation as the celebratory beverage of choice. Originally mainly available to French royalty and nobility, Crystal Champagne's aura of luxury dates back to the origins of the drink itself. Anyone drinking Crystal Champagne today still benefits from these associations, enhancing the clear, crisp taste through the evocation of this history. That's not to say that there is not much to appreciate in Crystal Champagne's rival sparkling wines, it is simply to point out that certain special something that sharing a glass of Crystal Champagne brings to an occasion. As Samuel Johnson said; "the feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love, like being enlivened with champagne". For many of us the reverse effect is also true; sharing a good meal with those we care about may make us relish our friendships, while sharing a glass of Crystal Champagne often makes us realise how beloved they are.




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