Poetic quotes and romanticism aside, Champagne is merely wine that has bubbles ... But how does it get those bubbles? Who started all this fuss over bubbles? Why aren’t all wines with bubbles called Champagne? There is some debate as to where sparkling wine was first made and by whom, but most will concede that it was a monk from the Abbey Hautvilliers who is the true father of Champagne.
Read my full article from a previous edition edition of Enhance Magazine at http://issuu.com/enhancemagazine/docs/issue_8/71 (Sorry about the previous error in the link - all should be corrected now)! Happy New Year to you and yours!