The classic champagne technique of France. The methode requires that the secondary fermentation which transforms still to sparkling wine occur in a bottle, most often the one in which the wine is ultimately sold (exceptions being very large or small sizes)....
This term applies to Champagne bottles only. It is the same as Imperial and holds 6 litres or the equivalent of 8 standard bottles.
The peculiar climatic conditions peculiar to a given growing area or even a specific vineyard. Microclimate can be affected by matters as large as mountains which change the regions rainfall and temperature or as small as a nearby stream.
Minneapolis, Minnesota lies at the same latitude as the Bordeaux region of France (45 degrees North), and several hundred miles farther south than the great Rheingau region of Germany. As in these regions, the summers in south-central Minnesota are well-suited...
The cut edge of a cork (the surface of the cork which will be in contact with the wine).
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