With approximately 49 million bubbles in any given bottle of champagne its no wonder it is called "the bubbly".
Some vintage 1907 Heidsieck champagne that's been sitting on the bottom of the ocean for the past 80 years is being sold for $275,000 a bottle at the Ritz-Carlton in Moscow. Over 200 bottles of the long-lost, perfectly-preserved bubbly were salvaged from a shipwreck off the coast of Finland.
Champagne Varieties
Every champagne house or grower offers a range of different wines. Varieties include:
Some vintage 1907 Heidsieck champagne that's been sitting on the bottom of the ocean for the past 80 years is being sold for $275,000 a bottle at the Ritz-Carlton in Moscow. Over 200 bottles of the long-lost, perfectly-preserved bubbly were salvaged from a shipwreck off the coast of Finland.
Champagne Varieties
Every champagne house or grower offers a range of different wines. Varieties include:
- Blanc de Blancs. Wines made primarily from chardonnay, the exclusive white grape variety of the Champagne region. Literally translated, the phrase means "white of whites."
- Blanc de Noirs. A white or slightly tinted wine made from black grapes, usually pinot noir.
- Brut. A champagne style that is very dry.
- Cuvee. A blend of many still (nonsparkling) wines.
- Demi-Sec. A sweet champagne.
- Rose. A champagne with a slightly pink tint that may come from the addition of a small portion of red wine from contact with grape skins.
Vintage. Champagnes produced exclusively from the wines of a single harvest. Producers "declare a vintage" only in exceptional years.
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