Liqueur d’Expédition

The wine added to the Champagne bottle after DISGORGING to top it up. The liqueur d’expédition is often made up of wines reserved from previous years and it contains some sweetness (known as the dosage).

Sparkling wine from Bordeaux, made by the traditional method (méthode Champenoise), is called what?

A. Bordeaux Mousseux

B. Crémant de Bordeaux

C. Bordeaux Champenoise

D. Bordeaux Cristal

Crémant is French sparkling wine made outside of the Champagne region using the traditional Champagne method. There are 7 designated regions (AOCs) in France that can produce Crémant: Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die, Jura, Limoux and Loire. Produced from the main grapes in the region, Crémant de Bordeaux can be a sparkling white or rosé.

Muscat Mash

You hear lots of talk in wine country about the way careful vineyard managers and winemakers baby their delicate grapes. But not all the grapes. Muscat, for instance, can be so rubbery that you could… Continue reading

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