If you are looking for bubbly for the festive season, it is important to know what kind of bubbly you should pick. How about Champagne , Prosecco, Cava or the many sparkling wines that are bubbling up from California to Nasik? But first things first: Champagne only comes from Champagne, the countryside close to Paris. That is one basic fact that a surprising number of bubbly drinkers seem to be still unaware of when they dub everything in the bottle "champagne" .
There's a law protecting the nomenclature and you may just have the champagne board coming after you with all its legal might if you make false claims. In fact, there have been disputes regarding even other commodities like tea trying to ride the champagne brand image, likening themselves to the premium bubbly. And beer makers in Belgium that likened their method of production to Méthode Champenoise, the method by which champagne is produced involving secondary fermentation in a bottle, have also got into trouble with their French brethren.
The correct term would be methode traditionale . More on that later. (Looking for nuts and berries to spruce up your festive menu? Shop now!) Champagne - the Celebration Drink One of the reasons why champagne is so protective about its brand-and others misusing it-of course is because that image of a premium, expensive drink used for celebrations, associated with glamour and exclusivity, is critical to its marketing.
However, why a bottle of champagne is so much more expensive t.
