German for "medium sweet"
This warm and fertile carbonaceous material is an intermediate step between coal and peat. It is used as a natural fertilizer in Champagne.
A sedimentary rock made up mostly of carbonates. Due to its essential akaline nature, it encourages the productions of high acidity in grapes.
A liqueur of wine and sugar added to champagne after degorgement. The older the wine, the lower the dosage of liqueur d'expedition.
The bottling liqueur: wine, yeast, and sugar added to still wine to induce secondary fermentation.