Champagne wine

Champagne (Champagne) in the east of Paris, city of Reims (Reims) around, including the Marne (Marne), Aisne (Aisne) and Aube (Aube) part of the area. Champagne Champagne region is the origin, under French law only produced in the Champagne region of Champagne can be called Champagne, a similar wine produced elsewhere can only be called "sparkling wine."

Champagne region dating from the beginning of the year planting grapes. Although the acreage is shrinking, but its characteristics have been early awareness of the origin of control is the first name of protection.

Champagne Origin monitoring today's world-famous name, but its formation is not a day. It can be traced back to several centuries ago, full of twists and turns. All are based on this unique area, and carries the most unique wine. The local people have the talent, so they know how to show the subtle characteristics of wine, and bubble it through sublimation.

The novelty of it soon made a name, some fashion people first recognize Champagne (champagne) is unique in their promotion, there will be some followers of the world soon. Early twentieth century, Champagne (Champagne) has become a myth. Champagne decided to strictly delineated by the scope of the development of common rules to protect the Champagne name, this is the name Champagne to monitor the identification of origin.

Since then, the grape growers and champagne champagne Firm is to unite the industry committee, will continue to carry forward this legacy, so that as many people to share the precious value of the denomination of origin.
Denomination of origin to ensure that all Champagne Champagne (champagne) producers and consumers to enjoy pure, high quality and dream ...

Champagne province is the most by the French wine growing areas in northern regions. Usual reasons, the climate here is not very suitable for growing grapes.

2000 hours per year compared to Bordeaux and Burgundy 1900 hours of sunshine each year, the province of Champagne sunshine time is short: there are only 1650 hours. Here the temperature is low, the average annual temperature is only 10,5 ° C, winters are very cold. Grape plants need to live in at least 9 ° C above the environment to let the grapes mature. Average temperature is so low, particles do not experience winter collection is also a common thing. In general, where the climate is affected by the marine continental climate.

However, the Champagne province still has two good conditions: rainfall is moderate and regular; good soil - mainly marine degradation from the 70 million years ago left the chalk material composition. Chalk soil water content in the regulation of land are valuable. In the dry season, it is still able to lock moisture; in the rainfall season, it absorbs moisture. Therefore, the roots of the vines in the ground year round can be absorbed into the water.
Therefore, moderate rainfall and good soil to bring here is almost the ideal irrigation environment.
Combining all climatic conditions, the quality of wine produced here is not very stable, but for the production of bubble-type wine is very beneficial.

Cool weather delayed the grapes mature particles, the wine adds a mellowness of flavor and acidity - it is these two factors constitute the champagne wine characteristics.
Champagne province has thirty-four thousand hectares of vineyards, more than in the Burgundy region is also larger.

The main grape varieties of champagne
White grapes: Chardonnay (Chardonnay)
Red grapes: Pinot Noir (Pinot Noir). Monier Pinot (Pinot Meunier)

Category
Only in the Champagne region of France was named Champagne wine (A.0.C.), and for the champagne (Champagne): Seventeen villages were best classified as premium vineyards (Grand Cru); second only to the forty villages were classified as a vineyard (Premier Cru).

Style / taste
Champagne is the traditional "Champagne manufacturing method" (Methode Champenoise) brewing. There are not standard in Champagne (Non-vintage), marked in Champagne (Vintage), white grape Champagne (Blanc de Blanc), red grape Champagne (Blanc de Noir) and Pink Champagne (Rose). According to sweetness can be divided into very dry (Brut), dry (Extfa-dry), moderately dry (Sec), moderately sweet sex (Demi-sec) or sweet nature (Doux), Champagne taste fullness, can be tasted biscuits, fermented bread, toast, nuts and raspberry flavor.