Alton Brown: How To Open A Bottle Of Champagne With A Saber

Well, just in case you happen to have a saber or katana and a bottle of champagne at home!
Shepppardsays...

Although in more recent years, there have actually been laws passed to prohibit the name "Champagne" to only wines that are produced in the Champagne region of France, There are still other wines that call themselves Champagnes, typically Sparkling wine.

There have been laws passed in both Canada and the U.s.a., however if you were calling your wine "Champagne" pre-2006, you're still allowed to do so, however the region that the grapes were grown for the wine MUST be included on the label.

Dick.

antonyesaid:

"French Champagne"... champagne only comes from France, dickhead.

antonyesays...

*sigh*

It's only called Champagne because it comes from the Champagne region, which happens to be in France, not because it's a sparkling wine. That's why the Spanish call it Cava and the Italians call it Prosecco.

Thumpersays...

Not to mention that most of the vines that currently exist in EU, are hybrids from American vines. This is because of the phylloxera mite that devasted between 2/3 and nine tenths of all wine vines in Europe *especially in France where they saw the most devastation. The only way they could save their vines was to graft American vines which as a natural resistance to the phylloxera mite. Suck it France, we'll call it whatever we want - losers.

Shepppardsaid:

Although in more recent years, there have actually been laws passed to prohibit the name "Champagne" to only wines that are produced in the Champagne region of France, There are still other wines that call themselves Champagnes, typically Sparkling wine.

There have been laws passed in both Canada and the U.s.a., however if you were calling your wine "Champagne" pre-2006, you're still allowed to do so, however the region that the grapes were grown for the wine MUST be included on the label.

Dick.

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