The best wines of Champagne
Discover the best wines of Champagne as well as the best winemakers of Champagne and estates of Champagne to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Champagne and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Looking for a good wine of Champagne among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Champagne. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Champagne with technical and enological descriptions.
Want to buy a red wine of Champagne cheap or sell a red wine of Champagne at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Red wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, lamb collar with mustard or rabbit with beer.
On the nose the red wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Champagne. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Champagne.
Champagne is the name of the world's most famous Sparkling wine, the appellation under which it is sold and the French wine region from which it comes. Although it has been used to refer to sparkling wines around the world - a point of controversy and legal wrangling in recent decades - Champagne is a legally controlled and restricted name. See the labels of Champagne wines. The fame and success of Champagne is, of course, the product of many Complex factors.
Yet there are three main reasons we can be reasonably certain of. First, the large bubbles, which distinguish it from less "exciting" wines. Second, the high prices that champagne commands, which give it a sense of exclusivity and uniqueness. Third, two centuries of clever marketing to a willing and very receptive consumer base.
Want to buy a white wine of Champagne cheap or sell a white wine of Champagne at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
White wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of filet mignon in a crust, coulibiac of salmon or spaghetti with shrimp and cream.
On the nose the white wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, citrus fruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of non oak, honey or earth. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Champagne. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Champagne.
Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.
Want to buy a sparkling wine of Champagne cheap or sell a sparkling wine of Champagne at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Sparkling wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of roast pork with milk, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or bouillabaisse like in marseille.
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of cream, honeycomb or ash and sometimes also flavors of orange zest, vanilla bean or slate. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Champagne. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Champagne.
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Want to buy a pink wine of Champagne cheap or sell a pink wine of Champagne at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Pink wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of tomatoes stuffed with sausage meat, baked bar or brasucade of mussels from languedoc.
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of the region of Champagne. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Champagne.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Want to buy a sweet wine of Champagne cheap or sell a sweet wine of Champagne at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Sweet wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, peppers stuffed with tuna and parmesan or thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong).
On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of cream, vegetal or marzipan and sometimes also flavors of marmalade, dried fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Champagne. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Champagne.
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Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Champagne cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Champagne at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Natural sweet wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of veal, tartiflette (from a real savoyard) or duck breast with apples.
On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or apples and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, non oak or earth.
A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Champagne.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Want to buy a unknow wine of Champagne cheap or sell a unknow wine of Champagne at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Unknow wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of roast pork with milk, smoked salmon sandwich or tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream.
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