Julien looks at how to serve your Champagne and similar types of sparkling wines (Prosecco, cava, California or English sparkling wines) and more specifically what is the perfect serving temperature for this style of vino.
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What is up guys? Julien here, the French winemaking guy who makes wine videos here o Youtube. Yes, wine videos! This is a quick video to help you, to give the ideal wine serving temperature of you Champagne and other similar types of sparkling wine. So, what is the ideal serving temperature to allow maximum enjoyment of you Champagne. Well, you do want to serve it chilled. But, not too chilled. Do not serve you Champagne straight out of the fridge. It won’t allow your sparkling wine to open up, to reveal all the goodness that it’s got to give you. You know, you’ve invested $50-$80 on a bottle of Champagne, or $30-$50 on a bottle of good sparkling wine, you do want to make the most of it in your tasting experience. So if we’re talking non-vintage Champagne, this is the most affordable, the most common type of Champagne wine, your Moet & Chandon, your Veuve Clicquot, non-vintage, so blends of different years. The fruitiest style of Champagne wine. You want to serve them at around 50-55F (that’s 10-12 degrees celsius). Do not serve at your 40-45 farenheit (4-6C) that it would be at if you serve it straight out of the fridge. How do you obtain this? Well, do place you champagne iin the fridge to cool down for a few hours before considering opening it. Then just take it out of the fridge for a solid 30 to 45 minutes before serving. This will allow your wine, your Champagne to warm up just slightly. When you pour it, it’ll be ready, much more open, much more expressive to your guests, to your palate, to your own enjoyment. Now if we’re talking or prestige cuvée Champagne, one of those expensive Champagnes like the Dom Pérignon, the Belle Epoque by Perrier-Jouet, the Cristal by Louis Roederer (by the way you can find videos about these different types of prestige cuvees on this very channel, but l’ill get back this…), these must be served at a slightly higher temperature because those wines have more spiciness to them, they have more depth to them, they have more complexity, they have more flavors, and they’re a little bit less acidic, and a little bit less fruity. So, you do want to serve them at a slightly higher temperature. Say 55-60 degrees farenheit (that’s 12-15C). This will allow, just like a regular still white wine, the wines to express all the many layers of complexity that it’s got. Again, you’ve invested money on a expensive, nice, fine bottle of Champagne wine. You do want to make the most of it and just not freeze it with a very low serving temperature. This was how to serve your Champagne. If you want to understand what is Champagne, especially French Champagne and what makes it so special. I made a video that called ‘Champagne’s Secret’ that will tell you all about the secrets of Champagne, the art of blending in France. What do they do there in France to make their Champagne, their sparkling wine so special AND so expensive. That will explain and talk about it. I’ll link to it at the end of the video. If you’re interested in learning more about Moet and Chandon, or Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin or the Perrier-Jouet, I made quite a lot of videos on this very channel, tasting, reviewing many different Champagne wines. So I’ll leave you to it to explore this very YouTube channel and more. And I will see you soon… In the wonderful world of wine! Au revoir. Bye bye…
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