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What is the difference between champagne and sparkling wines?

Did you know that all champagnes are sparkling wines but not all sparkling
wines are champagnes?

• Only sparkling wines made in the region of Champagne in France can be called Champagne. Anything else produced outside of that region is referred to as Sparkling wine.
• Champagne is great and taste delicious but can be pricey, however Sparkling wines are affordable and still have lots of tasty bubbles.
• Sparkling Wines taste wonderful with many different styles of food such as creamy or rich foods, salmon, and pastas due to its bubbly texture.

How is Champagne Made?
http://www.thewinedoctor.com/ regionalguides/champagne.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Champagne_(wine)

http://www.ehow.com/video_ 2344064_what-champagne.html
a wonderful series of videos about definitions, hx of, methods of making, etc.

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Posted by Sabrina on 30th December, 2009 | Comments
Tags: Champagne, Sparkling Wines

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