Its the effervescence bubbles that makes sparkling wine so special. A celebration without sparkling wine, is a party that is incomplete. Sparkling wine is usually important to have on-hand for special occasions and to celebrate life's events. When you pop off the cork it immediately gets everyone's attention and most people will want to get a taste of the exotic bubbly. This wine is so special that it requires its own fluted glass.
When you first open a bottle of sparkling wine, the carbon dioxide aroma instantly fills the air is an experience that you have to both smell and see to believe. Sparkling wine is a true feast for all of your senses, and can instantly make any occasion a special celebration. Drinking this wine is pleasurable for your taste buds, which brings several different nutty flavors to rest on your tongue at the same time. Similar to the beauty and elegance of the finest diamonds, sparkling wine emits a truly splendid aura and romance that makes it immediately distinguishable from other types of wine.
Champagne is indeed a sparkling wine made from the highest quality of grapes, using the highest quality of processing method created hundreds of years ago. Sparkling wines that are labeled champagne can only come from Champagne a small region in northern France. There is a definite and distinct difference between sparkling wine and champagne because of both the quality and the processing method used to make champagne is extremely complicated. Today there are many wonderful and nice tasting sparkling wines made by several different reputable wineries from quality grapes using the traditional, champagne-like method.
However, there are some also a wide variety of sparkling wines that are made from poor quality grapes and fermented though quick, bulk processing methods and distributed around the world for quick profits. Often these wines tend to be sweeter with additional sugars added in to offset the poor quality in grapes and processing. They are pretty easy to spot as they usually are sold at a much lesser price. They do not reflect the original quality because they are not made using the classic champagne wine-making process. I have heard people say that champagne gives them headaches; but this could be caused by drinking a cheap bottle of sparkling wine that has been made with poor processing standards.
A French monk named Dom Perignon discovered how to make this wine in the 1600's. He was working in the wine cellar in the Benedictine Abby located in the region of Champagne, France. It was by accident that this wine discovery was made, as the discovery was made when he popped the cork and the bubbly stuff appeared. Sparkling wine initially was not very popular but eventually this new wine took off and is a multi-billion dollar business today. The French people get to enjoy the fruits of this discovery as well as cherish the history of the wine-making legend, Dom Perignon.
Dom Perignon perfected the technique in making sparkling wine. This method is called the Methode Champenoise and it entails a second in-bottle fermentation process. This original process is still used worldwide and this technique produces some of the best sparkling wines. Nowadays sparkling wines are made all over the world, but many people feel that the original birth place of sparkling wine is still the most true and authentic tasting wine with the best in quality and processing method. The Champagne region produces a large quantity of champagne and you can easily find an affordable champagne that comes from this region by reviewing wine shops through the internet. If you are drinking sparkling wine, be sure and get a higher quality and if you can afford to purchase a higher quality, give Dom Perignon a taste, at least once, so that you have an intelligent idea of the original.
If there is a special occasion or a memorable event that you wish to celebrate, you should consider adding sparkling wine to your menu. Today there is an abundant of sparkling wine choices to choose from. Many people still prefer the original, Dom Perignon, but there are many wineries that are making sparkling wines using the original processing method and good quality grapes. You will be able to find one that your taste buds will enjoy. Sparkling wine is a unique and special wine that says celebrate from its amazing bubbles, to its exotic aroma. When you pop the cork, it will always have an immediate and delightful response.