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How many bottles are kept in the Champagne houses cellars?
Have you ever wondered how many bottles are kept in the Champagne houses vast cellars? Over 250 kilometers (155 miles) of Champagne cellars lie beneath Reims, holding around 200 million bottles. The Avenue de Champagne in Epernay that holds many of the big label houses such as Pol Roger, Boizel, Michel Gonet, Moet et Chandon…
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What’s the best way to store and serve sparkling wine?
We all know that the best way to store Champagne is deep down in that cool, dark and damp cellar, though for most of us we will not have access to such a storage solution for our wines so what is the next best thing we can do? If we look at things as per…
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Moët From 1914 Sells for More Than £10,000 at Sotheby’s
Moët & Chandon is one of the world’s most known and largest Champagne producers with approximately 30 million bottles made annually. The house was established back in 1743 and today owns over 1,000 hectares of vineyards and produces a wide selection of award winning Champagne. A news story back in 2013 regarding Moët & Chandon…
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How many bottles of Champagne are produced each year?
Champagne produces about 300 million bottles of Champagne each year and is sold globally. The yearly sales figures have grown over recent years though now will remain around the same each year and is said to be mostly due to competition such as rival sales within Prosecco. Here’s a list of some of the Champagne…
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Prosecco – Italian sparkling wine
Prosecco comes from the Veneto region of Italy and is made from Glera (Prosecco) grape. It is produced using the Charmant method, in which the secondary fermentation takes place in stainless steel tank. Approximately 600+ million bottles of Italian Prosecco are produced annually and there are plans to reach 1 billion in years to come.…
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Famous Champagne Quotes
Champagne can lead many people to say the most amazing things, sober or not! Many quotes have been shared by the likes of film stars, politicians, sports stars and authors, here we have a list of some of the most well known words that Champagne have made people share: “Come quickly, I am tasting the…
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Champagne facts about bubbles
Many of us love the thought of enjoying a glass of Champagne and it is a globally loved product with millions of bottles being sold every year. How much do you actually know about Champagne though? Here are some fun and interesting facts about Champagne, how to impress your friends quotes when you are ordering…
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Sparkling Wine
The subject of Sparkling Wine is a lot more than the most common question it gets, ie ‘what is the difference between sparkling wine and Champagne‘? Wines are made globally and cover many different styles from still to sparkling, fortified to organic. It is quoted in varied articles that global wine production is around 35 billion…
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Champagne flute or coupe?
Champagne for many people is a special wine to enjoy so will usually require a little more thought to what you should drink it from, in most occasions the decision will be between a flute or a coupe. Which design is better? Flute: Scientists have stated that this style of glass will help both by…
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