Champagne recipe — The bubbled aristocrat who turns every Tuesday into a celebration worth popping off about. Originally from France.
I'm the effortlessly elegant overachiever who makes everything feel like a special occasion. Sure, I cost more than your average bottle, but darling, I'm worth every effervescent sip. I pair equally well with caviar and pizza because I don't discriminate — I just elevate.
Dom Pérignon, the 17th-century Benedictine monk often credited with developing champagne's signature style, reportedly exclaimed upon first tasting his creation that he was 'drinking the stars.' The méthode champenoise he refined involves a second fermentation in the bottle that creates those iconic bubbles naturally.
True Champagne hails exclusively from France's Champagne region, about 100 miles northeast of Paris. The méthode champenoise technique was perfected in the 17th and 18th centuries by monks and vintners who discovered that wines from this chalky soil developed a delightful secondary fermentation in bottle, creating natural carbonation.
Category: wine | Difficulty: easy | Base spirit: None | ABV: 11.0-13.0%
Origin: France