Name Brand of Champagne Which Is Indispensable for Special Days
THE IMPORTANCE OF CHAMPAGNE IN THE WEDDING
It was the drink of kings, the king of the drinks: the history of champagne
Accompanying important meetings, hopeful beginnings, happily endings with millions of bubbles, champagne was produced in monasteries and consumed in religious ceremonies centuries ago.
As in many international organizations, G.H. Mumm accompanies the victory moments of the winners in many organizations, helping the victory achieved to remain in memory as a sparkling joy. Thus, is champagne just a celebration, while half of it is a carbonated drink sprayed into the air? or a drink that would accompany every meal such as wine, and what is it different from wine? and we wondered and put him under the spotlight under the pretext of Formula 1.
WHAT IS CHAMPAGNE?
Champagne is a light and sparkling wine made in northeastern France. It differs from other wines at three points:
- For wine to be considered champagne, it must have been made in the Champagne region of France.
- Made only from Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay grapes.
- The difference from sparkling wine is that it undergoes fermentation twice, first in the barrel and then in the bottle.
How did it come about?
13 centuries ago, champagne was served as a 'sacred drink' at religious ceremonies, while air bubbles or any other color than red was not included in the wine yet. With the completion of the construction of the large gothic cathedral in Reims, France, this region became a kind of 'pilgrimage center'. The king, with all his entourage, comes to attend the Rheims Cathedral, and during this important event, champagne is served to the guests. This is the reason why champagne was called "the drink of kings, the king of drinks" even centuries later.
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As with any drink, there are certain rules for consuming champagne. Of course, French who set these rules. Here are the tricks they pass on to us:
Overcooling champagne is a mistake. Of course, it should never be warm, but ice-cold champagne has a bad effect on it, worse than warm.You need an ice bucket. But how? If you fill half of the ice bucket with ice molds, you will only cool half of the bottle. While all you have to do is add cold water almost to the brim in a bucket that contains half the ice. This way, the entire bottle will cool down and you will also not run into difficulties, instead of pushing and inserting it between the ices when you put the bottle back in the bucket.Do not try to cool two bottles in a bucket. The second bottle is better left in the refrigerator.Do not cool glasses by covering them with broken ice. You don't make martinis, ice-cooled glasses don't let the champagne froth and the champagne loses its flavor.
How Do You Drink Champagne?
French writer Colette's suggestion is not to drink too fast. When you drink fast, the air bubbles you swallow also get into your bloodstream quickly, and champagne can cause you a headache. To prevent a headache, take small SIPS of champagne and wait for the air bubbles to burst in your mouth before swallowing them. Try it, and the next day you will not feel any consequences from the alcoholic drink.
The bottle is also important
It's a big mistake to wrap a bottle in a napkin like a newborn to hide the label. This method is invented by cheap French night clubs so that they can ask a high price from their customers, although it is unclear whether they use expensive champagne or not. But of course you will need a napkin to wipe the water on it when you pull the bottle out of the bucket.
Do not put a bottle of champagne that you have finished in the bucket upside down. This is perceived as disrespectful to the prestigious drink you have just consumed, as well as being sloppy to the friends you have been with.Don't stir or sway the champagne in a glass like a self-sufficient wine expert. The French call it the champagne bashing. Because you will ruin a foam that took three years to produce in thirty seconds.And even if you've won the most important race, don't spray champagne by shaking the bottle. The French, who produce this drink, do not like this attitude. They want you to drink, not spray.
BON VIVANT
After it was originally prepared for kings and met with other drinks at glorious feasts, champagne became a traditional drink of all types of celebrations. Champagne is drunk when a ship is lowered into the sea, raising a balloon, at Christmas, on winning races. Let's put it this way: whether you are celebrating an important event or as a consolation for your defeat alone, like Napoleon, the people the French call "Bon vivant" - that is, people who know how to enjoy the world-always prefer champagne.
Words for Champagne"If you have won, you deserve it, if you are defeated, you need it."
Napoleon
"Who doesn't take risks, doesn't drink champagne"
Russian proverb
"Too much of anything is bad, but too much champagne is just right."
Mark TWAIN
"If you are looking for the truth, champagne is more effective than a lie detector."
Graham Greene
"The only drink that enhances a woman's beauty is champagne."
Madame Pompadour
"My only regret in life is that I didn't drink more champagne."
John Maynard Keynes
"Gentlemen, remember that we are not only fighting for France, but also for Champagne!"
Winston Churchill
"It makes a person feel like every day is Sunday."
Marlene Dietrich
Mumm For 160 Years
Founded in 1827, Mumm began to expand around the world when Georges Hermann Mumm took
over in 1852. Today, the company, which sells 8 million bottles of champagne a year, is the third largest producer in the world and a partner in many international events, especially Formula 1. There are six varieties in which this company has excelled: Mumm de Cramant with seafood, G. H. Mumm Cordon Rouge with starters, dishes with sauce and light desserts with G. H. Mumm Vintage; truffle, meat, duck and grbibs-Cuvee R. Lalou; with smoked salmon and red fruit G. H. Mumm Rose finally offers Mumm Demi Sec with dessert and cheese.
TOP 10
- Krug
- Louis Roederer
- Bollinger
- Dom Perignon
- Moet & Chandon
- Taittinger
- Dom Ruinart
- Charles Heidsieck
- Veuve Clicquot
- Pol Roger
KRUG
Anyone knows what it is
Krug champagne was created in 1843 by Johann-Joseph Krug, who came to France from Mainz, Germany. Today, production is supported by two brothers Henri and Remy Krug from the sixth generation of the family in their vineyards in Champagne. This company was acquired by LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy), the world's largest luxury goods manufacturer. Krug makes its first fermentation in all its wines in 205-liter hand-held small oak barrels, following the old champagne tradition. Even the Grand Cuvee consists of a mixture of at least 50 wines. "Those who know know", this champagne served at the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana, was put on the first place by our jury. All the champagne that this company produces, but especially Clos Du Mesnil, is highly valued by Champagne experts. The 1988 circle is described as "champagne that will go into an anthology".
LOUIS ROEDERER
Drink of Russian tsars
This champagne, produced by father and son Dubois in 1760, passed into the hands of Louis Roederer in 1833. At first, the stamp was left with his son Louis. It is currently headed by Jean-Claude Rouzard from the same family. The second Louis Roederer was the official wine-maker for the Russian Tsar II. It was Alexander's official champagne. The king believed that his own champagne should be better than that of his subjects. Louis Roederer specially ordered a bottle of heavy crystal from a Dutch glass master for cutting. Louis Roederer Crystal thus became famous. Today, Louis Roderer Crystal is one of the most famous champagnes. It is made with an equal combination of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The Crystal icon contains more Pinot Noir. I also like Louis Roderer's champagne "Blanc de Blanc" (white of white), made from 100-percentage Chardonnay.
BOLLINGER
James Bond's Choice
Jacques Joseph Bollinger, originally from the württemberg region of Germany, founded the eponymous champagne brand in 1822. By marrying Charlotte, the daughter of the partner of the Comte de Villiers Mante, she laid the foundations of her own champagne dynasty. The company was then taken over by the widowed Lily, and then by Bollinger, who continued to exist with various managers. Since 1994, it has been headed by Ghislain de Montgolfier. Bollinger champagne provides two-thirds of its production from its vineyards. Grand Annee 1995 is one of its highly regarded champagnes. Bollinger is a brand of champagne that James bond also prefers. Connoisseurs describe it as "the champagne that can be sipped, like a high-quality wine whose peculiarity of wine comes to the fore".
DOM PERIGNON
Named after the inventor
Dom Pierre Perignon, a monk of the Benedictine monastery of Hautvilliers in champagne, is known as the man who invented champagne in 1676. Actually, champagne already made sparkling wine. Perignon, however, for the first time managed to bottle it so that it did not burst. When he first did this, they say he exclaimed: "Go, Go! I drink the stars... ". In 1794 the famous champagne producer Moet & Chandon bought the vineyards of The hautvilliers monastery, where Dom Perignon lived. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Moët & Chandon decided to make very prestigious champagne named after the pastor. In 1921, the first Dom Perignon was produced. Dom Perignon is produced only with the products of one vineyard. Moet & Chandon releases this reserve only in the best years (for example, without 1994) and do not release a new batch until the vineyard has rested for 5-8 years. Currently, the newest is 1996.
MOET ET CHANDON
Largest manufacturer
This brand, founded by Claude Moet in Epernay in 1743, also produces Dom Perignon. 19. in the century, because of Chandon, the son-in-law of the founder's grandson, the company gets the name Moet Et Chandon. Like Krug, Moet & Chandon is owned by the giant luxury group LVMH. The world's number one champagne producer. Exporting 80 percent of its product, Moët & Chandon has 771 hectares, the largest vineyards in the region. The Moet and Shandon traffic jam opens every second in the world. The jury members celebrate the "spirit of the century" among Moet and Shandon champagnes: the best champagnes of the 20th century, (1900, 1914, 1921, 1934, 1952, 1962, 1976, 1983, 1985, 1995) a masterpiece obtained by its mixture. 1.5 liters of this champagne (Magnum), released for the celebration of 2000, is sold for 6 thousand Euros.
TAITTINGER
Picasso of the Champagne
In 1734, he bought the company founded by wine merchant Jacques Forno, in 1931, the champagne exporter Pierre Taitinger and changed the name. It is currently headed by his son Claude Taitinger. He is also the President of the Syndicat des Grandes Marques de Champagne (Syndicate of great champagne brands), which protects "champagne as a brand specific to champagne". The group also owns the Crillon hotel in Paris. Taitinger, II. He became famous after World War II. They consider themselves a “new " brand. When he was once asked: "how do you compete with Moet and Chandon?", Claude Taittinger said: "Did Picasso compete with van Gogh?’Since 1978, the brand that started the "Taittinger collection" with labels commissioned by contemporary artists each year is best known for its champagne Comte de champagne Blanc de Blancs (88, 89 and 90 best years).
DOM RUINART
The oldest brand
Ruinard champagne was founded in 1729. The origin of this champagne was also a Benedictine pastor, just like Dom Perignon: Dom Ruinard. The brand, founded by Nicolas Ruinart from the same family, when it passed to his son Clade in 1769, production reached 40,000 bottles. Ruinart champagne was exported to Russia in 1765, and to the United States in 1826. In 1827, Edmond Ruinart made a visit to the United States and was received by President Jackson at the White house. Today Ruinart is one of the most important champagne brands. Ruinard Blanc de Blanc is considered a masterpiece. This is champagne made from a mix of all-white Chardonnay grapes. It is sold in a light glass bottle made according to the century model. It also has a feature, even recommended to try it along with the best Hawaiian cigars.
CHARLES HEIDSIECK
Charlie's champagne brand
The origin of this brand goes back to 1785. Florence-Ludwig Heidsieck is the ancestor of three separate prestigious champagne brands of today: Charles Heidsieck, Heidsieck and Monopole and Piper-Heidsieck. All three brands belong to the Remy Cointreau group of spirits. The Charles Heidsieck brand, which entered the top 10, got its name from Charles-Camille Heidsieck in 1851. Charles Heidsieck became famous in the United States under the name "Charlie's champagne". In recent years, the brand has experienced a Renaissance. Under the leadership of Daniel Thibault, who died in 2002, the brand was only known for its prestigious product called Cuvee Champagne Charlie, while this important manufacturer brought vitality to the brand. Today, vintage champagne, especially Charles Heidsieck's 1990 Blanc des Millenaires, made from 100 percent Chardonnay, is one of its most prestigious products. There is 1995 of Blancs des Millenaires.
VEUVE CLICQUOT
In memory of the great Lady
Madame Clicquot (1777-1866) was the first business woman of modern times. Born Nicole-Barbet Ponsardin, she was widowed in 1805 at the age of 27. Under the name Veuve Clicquot (Widow Clicquot) she brought her husband's small champagne business to the world level. It has taken on huge risks and embarked on technological innovations. In 1814, she managed to secretly export champagne to the United States, violating the embargo imposed against the Napoleonic regime. She developed the business by creating new connections. Today, Veuve Clicquot is one of the most famous champagne brands in the world. The bottles are kept in the cellars that the Romans founded 2 thousand years ago in Reims. The prestigious wine called La Grande Dame (Big Lady), which Veuve Clicquot produced in honor of its founder, is made in small quantities from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which grew in the vineyards obtained by Madame Clicquot in the 1800s.
POL ROGER
Churchill's favorite brand
Sir Winston Churchill became famous for his Paul Rodger brand. The most famous British Prime Minister loved this champagne most of all. The brand currently makes a special champagne called Da Kiwi Winston Churchill; this champagne outweighs Pinot Noir grapes. Paul Rogers founded his own brand of champagne in 1849 on 85 hectares of vineyards in Epernay in the champagne region. Their sons continued to work. The brand has recovered despite having a big push in the 1980s. Currently, the brand is headed by Patrice Noyel, who was transferred from a family of winemakers in Burgundy. Paul Rodger, the smallest of the champagne brands with a stock of 6.5 million bottles, is among the biggest in its prestige decadent brands. Its strong champagne, consisting equally of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, is highly prized.
