Solera / Réserve perpétuelle
The fresh wines of the last vintage are "brought up" by the older wines
"educated" and take on the mature qualities of the...
Assemblage / wine blending
The «assemblage» combines different, selected base wines to a unique Champagne artwork...
Champagne & crown corks
The cork of a Champagne bottle, like all corks, has an elongated cylindrical shape to begin with. The well-known mushroom shape...
Disgorging / dégorgement
«Disgorgement» is the process of removing the yeast deposit created during the 2nd fermentation from the neck of the bottle....
History of champagne
According to legend, the Benedictine monk Pierre Pérignon (1638-1715), known as Dom Pérignon, is credited with inventing the "Méthode...
First (1.) fermentation
After pressing, the grape must is usually fermented in large steel tanks or oak barrels, where the resulting CO2...
Second (2.) fermentation
The noble creation of the «assemblage» is bottled in Champagne bottles and provided with the so-called «liqueur de tirage»...
Méthode Champenoise
The «Méthode Champenoise» includes the 1st and the 2nd fermentation, whereby the 2nd fermentation always takes place in tightly closed bottles...
