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Festive Champagne Punch
Perfect for large groups or impromptu parties, this champagne punch is one of Joe Campanale&s favorite things for entertaining. A simple concoction of muddled fruit, brandy and champagne, we&re...
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Easy and Elegant Champagne Cocktail
Sugar cubes are no longer saved for tea time & Joe Campanale shows you how to make a classic champagne cocktail by adding a sugar cube and a bit of bitters. If you want to take it one step further,...
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Tips for Opening a Bottle of Sparkling Wine
Keep the celebration going with a bit of bubbly. New York restaurateur and certified sommelier Joe Campanale shows the professional way to open a bottle of sparkling wine or champagne. Using this...
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How to Store Champagne in the Heat
The queen of sparkling wines, champagne, enjoys an enduring popularity as everybody's favorite beverage for special events. Although the majority of champagnes do not benefit from aging, champagne...
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How to Fly With Champagne
Mugs and magnets are mainstay mementos from trips near and far -- keepsakes commonly kept as reminders of expeditions we've made. But for those traveling to the champagne-saturated regions of the...
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Champagne Decapping Tools
The Methode Champenoise that produces champagne requires that the wine be fermented twice, or, more precisely, have one extended fermentation that is interrupted when the wine is moved from vats to...
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How to Pair With Champagne
Champagne is virtually de rigueur for a luxurious celebration, whenever people come together to enjoy life. Perhaps it's the sparkling bubbles that tickle the nose or the complex flavors that flow from...
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Differences In Champagnes
If someone is said to have Champagne taste on a beer budget, it means he likes high-end things he can't afford. It also highlights Champagne's reputation as being something special, a celebratory...
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Champagne Classification
The classification protocol for sparkling wines from the Champagne region of France, as for other wines, is known as appellation. This classification essentially guarantees the consumer that a...
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How to Identify Old Bottles of Champagne
Champagne is a type of sparkling wine that is either marked with a vintage or nonvintage label. Vintage bottles of champagne refer to aged champagne produced from a single-harvest year. To be...
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Foods to Serve at Champagne Tastings
Produced in the Champagne region of France, Champagne is made from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier grapes. There are three distinctive types of Champagne -- blanc de blanc, blanc de noir and...
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Proper Way to Pour Champagne
There is great debate regarding the proper manner in which to pour champagne to ensure premium taste. It is the bubbles within a glass of champagne that provides the taste and aromas. These bubbles are...
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How to Mix Wine & Champagne
Mixing wine and champagne together is a way to add zip to regular wine or the base for a sparkling party punch. Champagne is sparkling wine made specifically in the Champagne region of France, located...
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Champagne (called "sparkling wine" when from outside France) is made from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Muscat and other grapes. As with any wine, let personal preference be your guide.
View ArticleHow to Make Champagne Smoothies
A Champagne smoothie is a chilled, fruity drink that can be made with or without alcohol. This recipe serves two.
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Champagne instantly conjures up images of festive celebrations, but there's no need to wait for a special occasion to break out the bubbly. This sparkling wine has taken its rightful place on the...
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How to Buy Champagne
If you have ever been "sold up" on a bottle of Champagne by a snooty sales clerk, you could use a primer in what type of bubbly is (and isn't) appropriate to bring to a New Year's shindig. Here's a...
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How to Chill Champagne
Champagne, synonymous with celebrations and special occasions, is ideally served at 45 degrees Fahrenheit. And properly chilling it to that temperature will ensure that the bubbly's delicate flavor is...
View ArticleHow to Open a Bottle of Champagne Safely
You've probably seen someone shake a bottle of champagne and open it up. While a geyser of champagne might look cool, you might not want to nail your friends with a cork and soak the carpet. Here's how...
View ArticleHow to Buy a Vintage Champagne
Vintage does not always mean old. A declared vintage for champagne means that it was a great production year for the vineyard. Many excellent vintage champagnes exist, but the trick is knowing the good...
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