Comments on: 10 things you must know about champagne

By: Marie-Ora

Marie-Ora — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:02:16 +0000

Good point, Marisa. It’s not the water that offends me so much as the idea of icing up champagne, but if you have tried it and it works, do tell!!! I like your advice – Brut really is too dry for me – fine with a bit of Kir though

By: Marisa

Marisa — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:27:30 +0000

The ice cubes in the Piscine are not made of water, but frozen champagne. So, you don’t water down the champagne. For those of you who think champagne is overrated, try a demi-sec versus a brute, you may be very pleasantly surprised! I find Brute very bitter…but rose and demi-sec are delightful!

By: Christo

Christo — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:06:19 +0000

Prosecco ,try Niño Franco ,Rustico

By: Marie-Ora

Marie-Ora — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 10:21:02 +0000

Indeed it does -if you click on the AOC link in the article it will take you to a page which goes through all aspects of the Appellation d’Origine and Appellation d’Origin contrôlée laws and the products they apply to. It’s too detailed to include here

By: Conz

Conz — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:06:20 +0000

It’s the Appellation d’origine contrôlée…and goes way beyond champagne

By: Marie-Ora

Marie-Ora — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:04:36 +0000

Ouch! That is valuable advice, Jerusha. Sorry you had to learn the hard way!

By: Jerusha

Jerusha — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:30:18 +0000

On point #6: It will also explode — if you forget about it like I did– and leave your freezer a mess of sparkly glass and slush-puppy like champagne. (I learned this the heard way)

This was a great read! Thank you!

By: Eftychia

Eftychia — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:04:13 +0000

Very nice post! Thanks for the info…

By: Marie-Ora

Marie-Ora — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:51:43 +0000

Thank for the tip, Sally! I love getting recommendations about books, so I’ll definitely investigate! Hope to see you again.

By: Sally

Sally — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:24:18 +0000

Hello Marie and everyone else.
A very good ( and full of correct information ) book to read all about Champagne is the Biography of La Veuve .
Happy Days to all.
Sally