Champagne is a sparkling wine.
Champagne is a type of sparkling wine that is either marked with a vintage or nonvintage label. Vintage bottles of champagne refer to aged champagne produced from a single-harvest year. To be considered vintage, a champagne must also be aged for at least three years before it is sold. Nonvintage champagne refers to champagne that has been produced from grapes in multiple-harvest years, therefore it does not have a year on the label. While nonvintage champagne is mass-produced and therefore less expensive, vintage champagne is considered of higher quality because it is produced in smaller quantities and aged, making it more expensive.
Instructions
1. Read the label on the bottle of your champagne to see if the bottle says "vintage," "nonvintage" or neither. If the label is marked "nonvintage" or does not specify either, this means it was produced during multiple-harvest years and therefore does not have an age.
2. Look for the year on the label of a vintage bottle of champagne. The year symbolizes the year the bottle was produced, giving the champagne a distinct age.
3. Search for a small phrase on the label reading "Date of Disgorgement." During the production process, after the bottles are filled with champagne, they are usually stored at an inverted position for a period of time. The date of disgorgement refers to the process of placing the bottleneck in a freezing brine and turning the bottle upright. The date of disgorgement indicates not how old the bottle is, but rather how long it was aged in an inverted position.
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