Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010

How to make Champangne as Good as Dom Perignon

The House of Salon Champagne produces only one type of wine.It is the famous Dom perignon. They always wait for the grapes to be the best they can be before considering pressing them into that one wine,the vintage tete-de-cuvee Blanc de Blancs. Starting in the year 1921,only 30 vintages were made.Factors such as aroma, finesse,ripeness,quality and high acidity all come into play when the Salon begins hand picking and pressing their grapes.Three distinct microclimates in Le Mesnil-sur Ogerare are scoured for selected vineyards, along with the original 12 acre estate to find the best of the best grapes to make the Dom perignon that we all know and love.
The thing that separates Champagnes of the Salon and others is that the Salons wine is not subjected to the process of malolactic fermentation.The result they get has all to do with bacteria and flavor. What the Salon has figured out for their Dom perignon is that aging can produce better bottles of Champangne,eight to ten years of it to be exact.
Now all this is great to know, and when you consider the price of a bottle of Dom perignon one may reconsider their purchase. Fortunately there are alternatives to spending a fortune on something that just end up down the toilet. There are cheaper versions of champagne and great wines do not have to cost an arm and a leg either.
There is another route the coinosuere can take and if he were a bit adventurous there is away to have fun with the whole wine tasting and storing process. What I am referring to here is the study of wine making and actually producing some at home. Setting the bar as high as the great Dom perignon is pretty lofty but if you are in search of a great hobby with excellent benefits then there is a program out there that is just for you, http://tinyurl.com/2whccpa.  
This site not only shows you how to make great wine and champagne immediately there by skipping all the trial and error involved in this endeavour,it also shows you all the ins and out of the craft.Plus you get all kinds of bonus material such as over 150 award winning recipes.you also get endless resources for finding the right grapes and fruits, bottles and hours of video to really guide you thru the process. This is the quintessential guide on this subject out there,hands down.