Solera / Réserve perpétuelle

Die frischen Weine des letzten Jahrgangs werden von den älteren Weinen
«erzogen» und nehmen die reifen Qualitäten der…

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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...

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Disgorging / dégorgement

«Disgorgement» is the process of removing the yeast deposit created during the 2nd fermentation from the neck of the bottle....

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Dosage

The wine and sugar solution added to champagne before final corking is called dosage....

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History of champagne

According to legend, the Benedictine monk Pierre Pérignon (1638-1715), known as Dom Pérignon, is credited with inventing the "Méthode...

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First (1st) fermentation

After pressing, the grape must is usually fermented in large steel tanks or oak barrels, whereby the resulting CO2...

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Second (2nd) fermentation

The noble creation of the «assemblage» is bottled in Champagne bottles and provided with the so-called «liqueur de tirage»...

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Méthode Champenoise

The «Méthode Champenoise» includes the 1st and the 2nd fermentation, whereby the 2nd fermentation always takes place in tightly closed bottles...

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Perlage

Die perlenförmigen Bläschen sind ein wichtiger Qualitätsindikator des Champagners und verleihen ihm den Hauch von Magie…

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