Champagne

Champagne can only be made in the Champagne region of France. Cava is the sparkling wine of Spain. The growers in California call their products sparling wine, and methode champenoise. The only decent bubly that violates this rule is Shramsberg.

As is always the case, once you go to the effort to put up a page of useful information, you know how to find others. Here is Celebrating Champagne et en Français.

My favorites are: Domaine Chandon (brut), Moet for extravagance and Cordon Negro (economy), and any of the California cousins of the name brands, Mumm, Red Star, and DP.

The Fairs of Champagne, the hot bed of fomenting capitalism. As important to today's economy as the development of paper money by the trading citystates of Italy. More on the central historical significance later. It was also a big part of Gail's and my courtship.

Sizes of Bottles of Champagne, according to Kim Smith of Bristol,Vermont
??? tiny bottle ???

split half bottle 375 ml.

bottle 1 bottle 750 ml.

Magnum 2 bottles 1.5 litres

Jeroboam 4 bottles 3 litres

Rehoboam 6 bottles 4.5 litres

Methuselah 8 bottles 6 litres

Salmanazar 12 bottles 9 litres

Bathazar 16 bottles 12 litres

Nebuchadnezzar 20 bottles 15 litres

Midas 40 bottles 30 litres

Sizes of Bottles of Champagne, according to Kim Smith of Bristol,Vermont
???	tiny bottle	???
split	half bottle	375 ml.
bottle	1 bottle	750 ml.
Magnum	2 bottles	1.5 litres
Jeroboam	4 bottles	3 litres
Rehoboam	6 bottles	4.5 litres
Methuselah	8 bottles	6 litres
Salmanazar	12 bottles	9 litres
Bathazar	16 bottles	12 litres
Nebuchadnezzar	20 bottles	15 litres
Midas	40 bottles	30 litres

1011.06.18 Bruins drink 30-liter bottle of Ace of Spades "Midas" champagne

If you have any additions, or corrections, especially spelling, please let me know. 22-OCT-2000, with Bruins update 2011