Today is the fifth annual Champagne Day, a global celebration of all thats wonderful (everything!) about champagne! Here are 10 facts you might not know about champagne: 1. In 19th century England, high society dandies thought that the best way to polish their boots was with Champagne. 2. Rumour has it that Champagne was created because of an accident. Because the French region of Champagne is the most northerly of the wine-making regions in France, sometimes the cold winter weather would interrupt the fermentation process. So when spring came the yeast would start fermenting again, creating a secondary fermentation, which for a long time the winemakers tried to prevent. This is how Champagne came into being. 3. James Bond is a notable Champagne drinker, who has been spotted drinking Champagne more than 35 times in his films. At least he drinks it more than any other beverage. 4. In a 750ml bottle of Champagne there are 49 million bubbles… approximately. 5. Each second Champagne emits 30 bubbles. 6. Champagne has three times more gas than beer. 7. Actually in the early days of Champagne being produced by accident, the winemakers were seriously worried about these dangerous bottles. The bottles had not been designed to take the pressure from a secondary fermentation, and this meant that one bottle could explode, then causing 90% of the wine bottles to burst. 8. The pressure in a Champagne bottle is around 90 pounds per square inch. Even though this may not mean a lot to you, it translates into three times the amount of pressure that is in an average car tyre. 9. Move over James Bond. Enter Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill gave Bond a serious run for his money, when it came to Champagne consumption. The Pol Roger Champagne house made a special pint bottle of Champagne for Churchill, that was to be served to him each day at 11 AM. 10. If you’re drinking good Champagne you should see what’s called “collerette” – these are bubble trains on the sides of the glass. (facts courtesy of Aluxurytravelblog) Wishing you a superdooper annual Champagne Day, and a very special santé!
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:00:00 +0000
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