The exploding cork. Infinite tiny bubbles floating up and up within the glass. An indulgence. A celebration. A seduction. A triumph. That is the essence of Champagne, isn’t it? But it surely’s not simply bubbles in a glass that makes the wine, or the mystique. Solely glowing wine produced throughout the boundaries of the Champagne area is actually “Champagne.” At first look, the area just isn't an apparent supply of romance. Champagne’s historical past is grim and bloody, swept by conflict and destruction from Attila the Hun to the filthy trenches of WWI and the Nazi depredations of WWII. The surroundings for winemaking is desperately onerous — northerly latitude, chalky soil, copious rain, frost, rot. But it’s these difficulties that assist make the wine distinctive.
