Champagne Facts
- Only 7% of the Champagne region produces Grand Cru Champagne.
- 93% of Champagne mass produced from various vines all over the Champagne region and then blended to make champagne.
- Every Grape is hand picked at Harvest which is usually Late September
- Every Bottle of Champagne is rested in Cellar for a minimum of 15 months
- Riddling turning the Champagne bottles round each day until vertical to get the sediment to the top of the bottle
- Once the Champagne has been rested the neck is then frozen and popped out to release any sediment, this is called disgorging.
- There are 15 different sizes of Champagne bottle available the largest holing 40 std size bottles
- A Champagne cork reaches a velocity of about 40 miles per hour (64 kilometers per hour) if popped out of the bottle. We recommend carefully twisting the cork out with a towel covering the bottle so no wine escapes and you don't hurt a bystander.
- Actress Marilyn Monroe took a bath in 350 bottles of Champagne. However we are sure it was not at the proper temperature for drinking.
- The longest recorded flight of a Champagne cork is over 177 feet (54 meters).
- Don't drink Champagne quickly or the bubbles will cause the alcohol to enter your bloodstream too fast often causing a headache. Savour your Champagne in small sips to taste the wine but also dissipate the bubbles before swallowing.
- A Champagne riddler can turn as many as 50,000 bottles in a single day.
- The largest bottle size for Champagne is called a Melchizedek/Mida and is equal to 40 standard bottles or 30 litres.
- There are approximately 49 million bubbles in a standard sized bottle of Champagne.
- Champagne conatains less than 100 calories per glass.
- Don’t swirl champagne in a glass as it bursts the bubbles.
