03 The Basics of Champagne

In this episode you will follow in the footsteps of Richard trough all the basics you need to know to fully enjoy & understand the wonderful world of Champagne. ✓ What is terroir & why should we care? ✓ Grand cru villages ✓ Best vintages ever ✓ Recent vintages ✓ 100 point scale - How does in work? ✓ Producers ***** ✓ How to open the bottle ✓ The champagne glass ✓ How to taste champagne ✓ How to pour the champagne ✓ How to hold the glass ✓ The look ✓ The smell ✓ The taste ✓ The Champagnes tasted

Creator:
Richard Juhlin
Duration:15 minutes32 seconds
Subtitles:English, Swedish, Chinese
Availability:Worldwide
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3 min

IntroductionFree

What is champagne really? Glamorous bubbles or France's greatest gift to the civilized world. Champagne - just taking the word in your mouth creates an air of glittering expectations, right? For… 

4 min

01 The History of Champagne

For nearly three centuries, champagne has been associated with luxury and glamor. There are not many of history’s most important victories and festivities that were not celebrated with this golden… 

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6 min

02 The Process of Making Champagne

It is the geological conditions and the cooler climate that characterize the Champagne wine region. The mineral rich soil gives the beverage unique features, and the grapes develop complicated… 

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16 min

03 The Basics of Champagne

In this episode you will follow in the footsteps of Richard trough all the basics you need to know to fully enjoy & understand the wonderful world of Champagne. ✓ What is terroir & why should we… 

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8 min

04 Non-Vintage Champagne

The bread and butter of The Champagne industry ! Here are concepts such as cuvée, multivintage, blanc de blancs, tête de cuvée, cuvée préstige, extra brut, brut nature, œnothèque, RD, lieut-dits ...… 

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9 min

05 Blanc de Blancs

Blanc de blancs as a concept are much younger than one might think even though Chardonnay has been cultivated since the Romans founded the first vineyards in the area about 2000 years ago. 1911… 

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12 min

06 Blanc de Noirs

A French term, white of black, meaning a white wine from blue grapes. Blue grapes with clear grape flesh and grape juice can be obtained after minimal contact with the skins. Which gives a white wine… 

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12 min

07 Cuvée de Prestige

Top of the pops ! It can be argued that the most important wine produced by the Champagne houses is the non-vintage vintage - multivintage - which serves as an introduction to Champagne for so many,… 

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9 min

08 Rosé Champagne

Hand on the heart, would you let your newborn son be dressed in pink? Will you proudly court with a bouquet of pink roses on his graduation day? Hardly! No color is so highly valued and gender… 

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8 min

09 Champagne & Food

In this episode we look for different approaches for combinations of food and Champagne.We go beyond the picture of champagne alone aperitif or drink for celebration. We will explore the different… 

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13 min

10 Old Champagne

Champagne’s immense storage capacity is one of the factors that divides the area’s wine from other districts. When, as a tourist, you visit the big houses, you often learn that champagne is a… 

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13 min

11 Blind Tasting

Would you like to learn a little more about champagne and quickly get the hang of what this wine has to offer? Is a serious wine tasting with specific tasting conditions the only way? Champagne, like… 

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11 min

12 The Philiosphy of Anselme Selosse

I have mentioned Anselme Selosse several times before in all my books, partly because he is my favorite grower and partly because he is the most special winemaker in all of Champagne. Selosse's wines… 

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14 min

13 Champagne Hiking

What is Champagne Hiking? TheChampagne Sommelier asked the simple question to Richard; We know that you went around the world drinking Champagnes in the most magnificent places you can imagine, but… 

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38 min

14 Extra material: Laurent-Perrier

Laurent-Perrier is the biggest success story since World War II. The family firm was on the verge of going under in the early 1950s, but is now among the largest and most respected companies in all… 

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