If you are a lan kwai fong-habitué, or live long enough in Hong Kong, you may have heard of a night club namely Magnum (Not an ad because it shut down years ago). Magnum actually refers to a Champagne bottle size (See Figure). Typically, a Magnum-size Champagne would offer twelve servings – or one. The […]
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People are always intrigued by the mushroom-shaped cork of Champagne, or in general sparkling wine. As a matter of fact, all wine corks started as cylinder-shaped, including Champagne. But for Champagne, the lower part of the cork is first compressed to fit into the bottle neck. The inserted section will start expanding (absorbing carbon dioxide) […]
Sweetness is one of the most distinctive features of Champagne. Occasionally, many of you may have come across the word Brut on the bottle. So what does Brut mean? You may wonder it is another euphemism in French but it actually refers to the dryness of the sparkling wine. The drier the sparkling wine, the […]