Dosage
The wine and sugar solution added to champagne before final corking is called dosage....
History of champagne
According to legend, the Benedictine monk Pierre Pérignon (1638-1715), known as Dom Pérignon, is considered the inventor of the «Method...
Bottle sizes
Champagne is offered in various bottle sizes. The size plays a significant role in the aging and maturation process of the...
Homo Bulla
We are just a bubble that rises and bursts! It is the Baroque era, the time of Vanitas paintings with skulls…
First (1st) fermentation
After pressing, the grape must is usually fermented in large stainless steel tanks or oak barrels, with the resulting CO2…
Second (2nd) Fermentation
The noble creation of the «assemblage» is bottled in Champagne bottles and provided with the so-called «liqueur de tirage»...
Grand Cru / Premier Cru
In Champagne, vines are cultivated in 319 villages and communes, from which champagne is produced. These are rated on a scale…
Maisons (Champagne Houses)
Champagne wines owe their worldwide excellent reputation to the talent and experience of the Champagne houses…
Méthode Champenoise
The «Méthode Champenoise» includes the 1st and the 2nd fermentation, whereby the 2nd fermentation always takes place in tightly closed bottles...