Choosing champagne for a festive table, you need to have some idea of the varieties of this sparkling drink. Champagne wines differ in quality and production technology, and, accordingly, in price.
If we talk about the production of champagne on a global scale, then all over the world there are more than 3000 varieties of this sparkling wine. And in order to choose the most acceptable option for yourself, you need to have an idea of the features and differences of the most common varieties.
A matter of taste
First of all, champagne wines are classified according to sugar content and grape variety. That is, sparkling wines can be white, rosé and even red, depending on the wine material used in the production. According to sugar content, champagne is divided into brut, dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet and sweet (in ascending order of sweetness).
The sugar content directly affects the quality of the champagne wine. The higher the sugar content, the less pronounced the taste. It is believed that the best champagne for connoisseurs of taste is brut. According to world standards, it is brut champagne that belongs to the elite category of sparkling wines production. The sweeter the wine, the less appreciated it is.
The sweetest varieties of champagne are made from substandard wine materials or due to unforeseen factors that influenced the correct process of fermentation and champagne, and the sweetening of this wine masks the taste imperfections. But, of course, it cannot be said that sweet sparkling wines were originally a marriage. A huge category of people loves exactly sweet wines and the production of champagne is to the right extent focused on these consumers.
Visual features of choice
You should be aware that champagne must be properly bottled and sealed to preserve its taste. Unsuitable container in terms of parameters indicates a high probability of counterfeiting or handicraft non-industrial production.
Champagne is bottled only in dark glass bottles, since carbon dioxide gas exchange, which determines the sparkling properties of wine, is destroyed very quickly under the influence of sunlight. In expensive sorts of champagne, the cork is necessarily made of cork, the porous structure of which allows the wine to breathe. Only inexpensive sparkling wines of domestic producers, aimed at ordinary consumers, are sealed with plastic corks. Plastic is believed to negatively affect the taste of champagne.
When choosing champagne, you should pay attention to all the above features in general. And then the use of this sparkling drink will not disappoint in taste and will add a festive atmosphere to any feast.
