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 Nothing says romance more
than Champagne Gestures. You don’t have to be a
connoisseur of champagne to know that you like
it, so therefore we’re not going to try and fill
your heads with in-depth information about the
various champagne houses, instead we will
present you with a few facts that will impress
your date, partner or loved one as you sip the
nectar of love. Let us hope they aren’t an
expert in this field.
Champagnes comes in many
varieties and sizes and in this age of the
internet, champagne gifts can be delivered to
your door. Let us deal with the sizing first.
Single bottles of champagne come in Quarter
Bottles 0.2 litres, Half Bottles 0.375 litres,
Full Bottles 0.75 litres and a Magnum holds 2
bottles 1.5 litres. Did you know the pressure
inside a Champagne bottle is equal to three
times the pressure inside a car tyre, hence the
thickness of the champagne bottle! That’s
definitely a fact that will impress the man in
your life, however guys, you shouldn’t mention
this as the ladies are bound to roll their eyes
in distaste. A Magnum of champagne is by no
means the largest bottle of bubbly, the Jereboam
holds 4 bottles, the Rehoboam 6 bottles, the
Methuselah 8 bottles and the Salmanazar a
whopping 12 bottles. We’re not finished yet, the
Balthazar holds a massive 16 bottles and lastly
the Nabuchadnezzar a staggering 20 bottles. We
don’t envy the person that has to make this
champagne delivery.
There are many varieties of
champagne online, a lot being French champagne.
You can buy champagne by the bottle, as a
champagne gift set or champagne gift basket.
Listed below are a few of the more popular
brands of champagne and some factoids to
accompany them.
Cristal champagne, often
misspelt Kristal champagne or Crystal champagne
was first created in 1876 by Louie Roederer for
Tsar Alexander II of Russia.
Bollinger Champagne, founded in 1829, is still a
family owned business and their own vineyards
provide 70% of the grapes needed to make their
fast supply of champagne.
Dom Pérignon was a Benedictine monk who resided
in the 17th century. Many champagne historians
would say he invented Champagne. Grape harvests
that do not reach the Dom Pérignon criteria are
not used in production. What a perfectionist!
Moët & Chandon vineyards extend over 771
hectares and over 80% of their champagne is sold
to the foreign market. It is said that a Moët &
Chandon cork is popped open every second
somewhere around the world.
We’ve marvelled at the size of a
Nabuchadnezzar, learnt some
champagne trivia to impress your loved one, now
it’s time to get out the champagne glasses or
throw caution to the wind and invest in
champagne flutes, dust off the champagne bucket
and get the champagne in for your romantic
occasion. Better still, buy champagne online and
have it delivered direct to your door. |
