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How Does Fine Sparkling White Stand Up Against Champagne?

April 17th, 2011 by admin in Uncategorized

The question comes up often how does fine white wine compare to Champagne. The truth of the matter is Champagne is actually a sparkling wine, but before you get too excited not all sparkling wines are Champagne. Confused? Let’s explain.

Sparkling wine uses a carbonation process similar to that of soda where large amounts of carbon dioxide are dissolved in the wine. Champagne goes through this same process but unless it goes through this specific Read the rest of this entry »