Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 12/08-29/09/2020 (Page 30)

maison londeren → the method pop the difference champagne must be made by "méthode fermentation occurs in the bottle in which complexity and balance prosecco is usually made using the "charmat" method of bulk sparkling wine occurs in a pressure tank champagne and prosecco may both be sparkling differences that set these bubbles apart → the flavour by tyson stelzer sophistication of méthode traditionnelle cheery apéritifs the uber-refreshing personality of prosecco sweet and typically a fraction lower in alcohol than that of champagne to age confidently for decades what's the difference between champagne and prosecco? the two most important effervescent wine categories in the world are at polar opposite ends of the global sparkling spectrum prosecco has taken the world by storm with sales exploding almost tenfold in the past double the size of champagne and retail sales of prosecco tripled between the nation's love affair with champagne rocketing us to the eighth-largest champagne market in the world and the largest consumer per head outside of europe different reasons prosecco is native to the veneto region of north-east italy where its finest expressions are grown in the hilly area of conegliano in larger volumes in other nearby areas of prosecco is also grown in other parts of significant presence on the global stage thanks to a burgeoning band of quality-focused → the price → on the vine in these days of lingering post-gfc success is its refreshingly affordable price ocean of bulk-discounted italian prosecco has easily find prosecco for under $20 a bottle on australian shelves champagne pays its growers the highest intensive and time-consuming than any other this is why champagne deserves to be the most expensive sparkling on the shelves → place of origin champagne is composed almost exclusively of the traditional varieties of pinot noir meunier and chardonnay - noble grapes of profound complexity and longevity the prosecco grape unromantically as "glera" in a failed ploy to prevent other countries small amounts of other varieties such as pinot grigio and chardonnay can be blended in champagne production is strictly regulated by french authorities and it must be east of paris cane