The wine is a gently sparkling wine, giving the impression of creaminess, preferred by many especially with desserts. Blanc de blancs This wine is made exclusively from white grapes. Blanc de Noirs This wine is made only from red grapes. Slide No Trainer Notes Trainer discusses sweetness levels of sparkling wines: Sugar levels vary between brands so a brut in one brand may well not be as dry as a brut in another. The following is a general guide to sweetness/dryness: Driest brut Brut Extra dry Sec Demi-sec Sweetest Doux. Slide Slide No Trainer Notes Trainer explains Champagne is available in a range of bottle sizes: Champagne comes in half bottles (375ml) and full bottles (750ml) some are also – available in 200 ml bottles - as well as a range of larger bottles each with their own name Magnum equivalent to 2 bottles: commonly used for parties. – Other sizes usually reserved only for occasions’ include: ‘special Jeroboam equivalent to 4 bottles – Rehoboam equivalent to 6 bottles – Methuselah equivalent to 8 bottles – Salmanazar equivalent to 12 bottles – Balthazar equivalent to 16 bottles – Nebuchadnezzar equivalent to 20 bottles. –
The wine is a gently sparkling wine, giving the impression of creaminess, preferred by many especially with desserts. Blanc de blancs This wine is made exclusively from white grapes. Blanc de Noirs This wine is made only from red grapes. Slide No Trainer Notes Trainer discusses sweetness levels of sparkling wines: Sugar levels vary between brands so a brut in one brand may well not be as dry as a brut in another. The following is a general guide to sweetness/dryness: Driest brut Brut Extra dry Sec Demi-sec Sweetest Doux. Slide Slide No Trainer Notes Trainer explains Champagne is available in a range of bottle sizes: Champagne comes in half bottles (375ml) and full bottles (750ml) – some are also available in 200 ml bottles - as well as a range of larger bottles each with their own name Magnum – equivalent to 2 bottles: commonly used for parties. Other sizes usually reserved only for ‘special occasions’ include: Jeroboam – equivalent to 4 bottles Rehoboam – equivalent to 6 bottles Methuselah – equivalent to 8 bottles Salmanazar – equivalent to 12 bottles Balthazar – equivalent to 16 bottles Nebuchadnezzar – equivalent to 20 bottles.
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