| Champagne is a sparkling wine produced by | | | | mixture of years. For related wines, note that |
| inducing the in-bottle secondary fermentation of | | | | Spain calls its wines of this type Cava, or Cellar. |
| wine to produce carbonation. It's made solely | | | | South Africa uses these terms Cap Classique or |
| within the Champagne region of France, which is | | | | Cape Classic. Germany has Sekt, and of course |
| also where its name comes from. While the word | | | | there's always Asti Spumanti from Italy. |
| champagne is used by some creators of sparkling | | | | Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Non-Vintage |
| wine in other parts of the world, many countries | | | | Brut has been considered one of the best value, |
| control the use of the term to only those wines | | | | sparkling wine. Reviews say it's easy to mistake |
| that come from the Champagne appellation. | | | | the California-made Roederer Estate NV Brut for |
| There are different types of Champagne. Brut is | | | | fine French Champagne. It's made using |
| the driest and is considered the standard | | | | techniques developed by top French producer |
| champagne. It's suggested that if you want great | | | | Louis Roederer. Experts say this wine's bouquet |
| Champagne, you should go for a Brut. Brut is | | | | of yeast and fresh-baked bread gives way to |
| more dry than extra-dry, while Demi sec is | | | | flavors of citrus, pear, apple and herbs. Adding to |
| sweeter than sec. Vintage bottles are, like most | | | | its appeal are wide availability, low price and |
| wines, from a single year's worth of grapes. | | | | consistency from bottle to bottle. |
| Unlabeled or non-vintage bottles are from a | | | | |