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<strong>New</strong> <strong>Vs</strong> <strong>Old</strong> <strong>Technique</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Sabering</strong> a<br />

<strong>Champagne</strong><br />

There are plenty <strong>of</strong> ways on how to create bubbles in the wine. In<br />

fact, some are easy some are incredibly involved a lot <strong>of</strong><br />

processes like champagnes. In here, you will discover two<br />

different ways <strong>of</strong> adding bubbles using a secondary<br />

fermentation. There is a particular term that winers would be<br />

called as Chamrat. This process is more complicated compared<br />

to the carbonation.


Creating The<br />

Bubbles<br />

Both traditional and Charmat<br />

method begins with creating<br />

the base <strong>of</strong> the wine.<br />

Commonly, the base is made<br />

from blended wines with<br />

different varieties <strong>of</strong> grapes<br />

and vineyards. The mixture is<br />

called as the liqueur de tirage<br />

which literally means adding<br />

back to the base wine.<br />

Secondary<br />

Fermentation<br />

When it comes to traditional<br />

method, the base wine is put<br />

into the bottle. The process<br />

will undergo into the<br />

secondary fermentation for<br />

about nine months up to 5<br />

years. While the Charmat<br />

method, on the other hand, is<br />

processed through a stainless<br />

steel pressure tank.


R e m o v i n g T h e L e e s<br />

Every bottle regardless if it is traditional<br />

or modern, it will undergo the riddling<br />

process. This is when the bottle will put<br />

into the racks and be rotated on a specific<br />

schedule. This moves the lees or dead<br />

yeast to the neck <strong>of</strong> the bottle. While,<br />

when it comes to the Charmat method, it<br />

does not require riddling. Rather, the<br />

process filtered the bulk wine to remove<br />

the dead yeast.<br />

Disgorging Process<br />

The traditional method<br />

requires disgorging. This is<br />

the process where the<br />

vintner will place the riddler<br />

wine into the freezer. This<br />

method freezes the lees into<br />

a nice little plug. On this<br />

condition, the cap from the<br />

bubbly wine will be removed<br />

to the ice plug.


Uniqueness Of The Taste<br />

Each wine is distinctively unique since the fermentation and<br />

the process are pretty much different. Yet, <strong>of</strong> course, nothing<br />

beats champagne. So, why people really like champagne? Is it<br />

because <strong>of</strong> the taste or the traditional method <strong>of</strong> using the<br />

letterpress maybe? Or perhaps most people really love<br />

sabering champagne or sabrage?<br />

To know more about techniques <strong>of</strong><br />

sabering a champagne contact us<br />

on:<br />

www.champagnesabers-us.com

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