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Global Champagne Day 2023: Date, History, Activities, Facts about Champagne

Most countries don't let you use the word "champagne" to describe sparkling wine that isn't from the Champagne area in France.

Global Champagne Day 2023: Each year on the fourth Friday in October, Global Champagne Day is held. This year, it is on October 27. The drink is a sparkling wine that comes from and is made in the French wine area of Champagne. Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay make up most of the champagne. However, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris (called Fromenteau in Champagne), Arbane, and Petit Meslier are also used in smaller amounts.

A champagne flute is the traditional way to serve it. It has a long stem with a tall, narrow bowl, thin sides, and a carved bottom. People usually only drink it at parties, especially on New Year’s Day, when the new year starts. Winners of races also like to spray champagne at each other and the crowd.

THE HISTORY OF WORLD CHAMPAGNE DAY

It is believed that Benedictine monks in the Abbey of Saint-Hilaire, close to Carcassonne, created Blanquette de Limoux in 1531. It is the oldest sparkling wine that we know of. By putting the wine in bottles before the first fermentation was done, the process was completed. One hundred years later, an English scientist named Christopher Merret wrote about how sugar could be added to finished wine to make a second fermentation. He told the Royal Society about what is now known as the “méthode traditionnelle” in 1662, but champagne wouldn’t use it until the 1800s, which is about 200 years later.

The first sparkling champagne in France was a result of chance. Because of the pressure inside the bottle, it was called “Devil’s Wine” because bottles would go off or corks would pop. The bubbles were seen as a flaw at the time. Adolphe Jaquesson came up with the muselet in 1844, which helped keep the corks from blowing out. A long time ago, champagne was made using the “méthode rurale,” which meant that the wine was put in bottles before the first fermentation was finished. This was done even before champagne was made on purpose as a sparkling wine.

From a small production of 300,000 bottles a year in 1800 to 20 million bottles by 1850, champagne production grew by a huge amount in the 1800s. The champagne from that time was much sweeter than the bubbly we drink now. When Perrier-Jouët didn’t add sugar to his 1846 vintage before sending it to London, it started a trend toward drier champagnes. So, in 1876, the British came up with the term “brut” to describe the driest champagne, which was made with less than 0.4 ounces of added sugar per liter.

THINGS TO DO ON GLOBAL CHAMPAGNE DAY

Open a bottle

This one is pretty clear. Get together with family or friends and drink your favorite wine.

Learn how to use a champagne blade to open a bottle

People who really like champagne have probably heard of this strange act. If you want to cut the top off of a champagne bottle, you can buy a special cutting sword. Make sure you know what you’re doing before you try it out in public because you need to follow some special steps.

Go to the Champagne area

The best way to celebrate ever. You can see how champagne is made with your own eyes, go to a palace and a church, and ride a hot air balloon over the vineyards.

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Global Champagne Day 2023: FACTS

Most countries don’t let you use the word “champagne” to describe sparkling wine that isn’t from the Champagne area in France.
This name means “that which is of Champagne.” Russia only banned the name for imported sparkling wine in 2021, but some brands made in former Soviet countries still use it.
A champagne cork can go as fast as 24.8 miles per hour when it is popped.
That’s the longest cork flight ever seen
That’s how much the most expensive champagne bottle costs. It is handmade out of solid 18-karat gold with a deep-cut 19-karat white diamond in the center. Alexander Amosu and Swarovski designed it.