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Champagne is a wine that needs no introduction. It is the best known and sold worldwide, has admirers in every corner of the planet and is a cult product of modern society, an unequivocal sign of well-being and wealth and an inseparable companion to
Champagne is a wine that needs no introduction. It is the best known and sold worldwide, has admirers in every corner of the planet and is a cult product of modern society, an unequivocal sign of well-being and wealth and an inseparable companion to any important event or celebration. Champagne wines are entirely produced, harvested and processed in the delimited area of Champagne, in France. The grapes used in the elaboration of Champagne wines have unique characteristics in the world, the result of a particular geographical position, a particular soil and a particular climate.
The wines are elaborated with the natural fermentation in the bottle following a specific regulation that underlies all the production phases and which constitutes the disciplinary of the Champagne appellation.
The roots of Champagne are very ancient. In the area, wine was produced by monks since the Middle Ages and the legend of its creation is attributed to a monk. Champagne is closely linked to the life of the Benedictine abbot Dom Pierre Pérignon. There are various versions of the legend of the creation of champagne, some attribute it to the friar's experiments, others to defects in the production of local wine. The fact is that these errors or experiments have led to the creation of the most prestigious wine in the world. What is certain is that Dom Pérignon realized that the froth produced "by mistake" from the local wine was caused by refermentation in the bottle and since the taste was pleasant he decided to perfect the recipe for this wine. The abbot's merits are many. First of all he was the first to understand that the most suitable vine for the production of sparkling wine was Pinot Noir, he also invented the technique of assembling wines and the use of corks to close the bottles instead of the wooden corks that were used. until then.