Does it taste better than other sparkling wines? What about the guy making wine in the feild outside of champagne where the soil is the same?
2006-12-21 05:04:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
In my opinion, there's no real difference between French Champagne and American "sparkling" wines. Just like I don't find a big difference between a Cuban cigar and a Dominican or Honduran cigar.
The aficionados might have a different opinion - let them spend the big bucks for that 1% difference.
2006-12-21 05:10:04 · answer #1 · answered by rusrus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one thing that is special about Champagne is that is IS Champagne -- i.e. it comes from that place, made to the rules of the area.
The guy making wine outside cannot -- by definition -- have the same terroir, which is the combination of soils, weather, climate & etc.
Does it taste better? Well there are hundreds and hundreds of different Champagnes. Large brands and small one man winemakers, big blends and single estate wines.
Some other sparkling wines are better than some Champagnes and some Champagnes are better than other wines. It is all down to personal taste.
Champagne making is legally controlled -- from what varieties can be planted, how much can be produced, how it is made and more. New world wines are not. Does that make Champagne better? That's a matter of opinion, but what is a fact is that it is one of the things that make Champagne special.
2006-12-21 05:20:13 · answer #2 · answered by Pontac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The importance & quality of Champagne is not the soil or terrior. It has to do with the skill & ability of a workforce that does just one thing: sparkling wines.
Doesn't matter what field you are in, the specialists always do a better job in their specialty than a generalist.
2006-12-21 08:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The French are finicky about terroir. This might be the one thing that would impel them to military action. But there are other sparklers every bit as good. It's just that there are lots of poor-quality sparklers that try to cash in on the reputation of the French wines. In still wines, there's a similar problem with the term "chablis."
2006-12-21 08:13:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-03 17:01:32 · answer #5 · answered by winkels 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋