A bubble story: there is on quote to know about the Champagne: "It is the King of wines and the wine of the Kings

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The wine tradition in Champagne is quite old, it began during the era of the Romans. They planted the first vines. Also fossils have been founded in Epernay (the Capital of Champagne), that over a million years ago wild vines flourished naturally in that area. After the Roman time the vineyard of Champagne survived due to the Clergy and particularly the bishoprics of Reims and Châlons. In the Middle-Ages wines coming from la Champagne were called 'wines of France'. During the 17th century these wines had known increasing followers not only in the Court of France but also in the Court of England. At this time wine growers noticed that wine aged badly in barrels. Then they had the idea of putting Champagne into bottles to preserve the flavours as well as possible. The first 'bottlings' date starts from the year 1660. The elaboration of Champagne was not born in one day and there is a long way to come to the Champagne we know today.

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[...] This change seduced the Englishmen right away and it may be thanks to them that the Champagne has remained sparkling. But this sparkling thing was hard to handle for the wine growers because the bottles exploded a lot. Even at this part of the history the Champagne was not totally “created”. It needed a father. And it was Dom Pérignon, a monk in the abbey of Hautvilliers. He was responsible for the vines, presses, and storerooms. He is said to be the first to the process to get a sparkling wine and was considered as a true oenologist. [...]

[...] A bubble story: there is on quote to know about the Champagne: is the King of wines and the wine of the Kings THE HISTORY OF CHAMPAGNE II- MARKET III- ELABORATION IV- TASTING The history of champagne The wine tradition in Champagne is quite old; it began at the time of the Romans. They planted the first vines. Also fossils have been founded in Epernay (the Capital of Champagne) over a million years ago showing that wild vines flourished naturally in that area. [...]

[...] But this year the emerging countries should counterbalanced the week demand of the American and British markets. III- Elaboration There are different grapes . - Chardonnay - Pinot noir - Pinot meunier - Less widespread: pinot blanc, pinot gris - . A unique method (with different recipes): - Grape crop - Pressing - Vinification/ wine-making - Assembly technique - Bottling - Disgorging Several packaging: - Half a bottle - The bottle - The magnum bottles) - The jeroboam bottles) - The mathusalem bottles) - The salmanazar (12 bottles) - The nabuchodonozor (20 bottles) There are also collection businesses for caps (called “placomusophilie” in French) and labels (called “oenolabelophilie” in French). [...]

[...] A few anecdotes: - The Champagne has been created in 1876 for English people, who preferred dry wines contrary to the Frenchmen. - The Champagne was definitely recognized as wine of the coronations on the 7th of June 1654 for the accession of the King Louis XIV. ( - Napoleon Bonaparte said I can't live without Champagne; when I win a battle I deserve it, when I lose one, I need it II- Market The Controlled Origin Label (COL) The Champagne gets a COL even if it is never written on the labels. [...]