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Article: A FEW FACTS AND TIPS ON SPARKLING WINES.(Lifestyle)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- December 25, 1996
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Ten common questions about sparkling wines - and the answers:
1. What is sparkling wine?
A sparkling wine is any wine that contains carbon dioxide gas, a natural by-product of the fermentation process. The term is not an indication of quality, it simply means that the wine contains bubbles.
2. What is champagne?
Champagne is a sparkling wine made in the Champagne region of northern France. The sparkling wines from there are considered the world's best. By international law, it is the only place with the legal right to call its sparkling wines ``champagne.'' The U.S., however, does not recognize this law and allows its producers to use ...
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