We are approached by the New Year's favorite holiday. And every self-respecting campaign on the table will have a bottle of champagne. This is a tradition not only in the eastern part of the continent, but also in the West. Champagne wine is not a simple product. It is covered with legends, unshakable traditions and rules of use.
In the history of mankind there are many great inventions. Fire, a wheel, a bow with arrows, gunpowder and, of course, a bottle of sparkling champagne. The invention of this product is attributed to the enterprising monk Dom Perignon, who in 1668 something nahimichil, resulting in a wonderful drink. The birth of sparkling bubbles occurred in the French province of Champagne, so a new type of wine was called champagne.
Often in a fun campaign you can hear: "I do not like champagne!". Most likely, this man did not try good champagne, and if he did, he did not do it right. Yes, yes, champagne has its secrets of use! All this can be easily learned by reading the basic rules of drinking. We will leave the choice of the brand of champagne to the consumer. The taste and color, as they say, no comrades. The only advice - beware of fakes, buy wine in trusted stores.
How to open the bottle correctly.
I have to disappoint the fans to shoot at the chandeliers. Although for many this moment is important, yet champagne should be opened quietly. The quality of champagne does not depend on the strength of the "shot". After the so-called "shot", carbon dioxide is rapidly evaporated, and the sparkling wine stops playing with its unique magic bubbles.
Do not attempt to shake a bottle of champagne before use. Unscrew the plug gently, while holding the bottle with a liquid at an angle of 45 degrees. If champagne is supercooled, then the plug can not be opened at all. The wine should be cooled to 7-9 degrees. For this it is enough to put it in the refrigerator for two hours.
How correctly to pour champagne.
It seems that it's easier! He hacked the bottle in a hussar's way and poured it over the beer glasses. In fact, everything is much more complicated. Pour the champagne in a glass slowly, direct a trickle of wine solely onto the tilted side of the glass. You should pour it in two batches so that the foam settles. Filling the glass should be three quarters, it is comfortable and beautiful.
Cups as champagne glasses are best not to use. The magic drink does not play in them and quickly loses its bouquet. Glasses should have the shape of a cone, widening upwards, and then tapering. They are usually made with smooth walls of colorless glass.
After the holiday glasses for champagne try not to wash in the dishwasher. This is because the composition of the cleaning liquid includes silicones. Wash only with soapy water and rinse with clean water.
How to drink champagne.
The method of "screw" or "salvo fire" does not use champagne. It is drunk slowly. To increase appetite, observe the playing of bubbles in the glass. It's a sparkling wine and a sin not to take advantage of it. Enjoy the magic bouquet and the golden color of the drink. Lovely ladies, do not drink champagne with painted lips. The composition of lipstick includes a substance that neutralizes all the finest qualities of champagne.
On the etiquette, the glass should be held by the foot. Some are held at the bottom of the legs for greater stability and reliability. It is not recommended to hold the glass at the top. First, it is not allowed. Secondly, the wine will be heated by the hands and will lose some of its flavor.
As an appetizer for champagne, you can recommend a variety of fruits, biscuits, cheese with mold, sandwiches with caviar, game dishes and white meat. Appetizer externally and taste should correspond to the divine drink. But believe me, do not champagne with chocolate, as is customary here. And in any case do not stir the bubbles in the glass with a fork. After all, it is these bubbles that the champagne manufacturers have invested their hard work into.
I wish you to drink champagne correctly, and enjoy the highest work of art in winemaking.