Champagne traditionally is considered festive drink. It is accepted to drink it a baking plate peal of bells for New year, to give on celebrations and to celebrate them other important events. At the same time it is very important to use correctly champagne not to pass for the ignoramus and not to spoil wonderful taste of this sparkling wine.
Rules of giving and consumption of champagne
Champagne can be served cooled. For this purpose it can be put for some time in the fridge, and it is even better – in a bucket with ice. At the same time the bottle has to be a little inclined that wine caressed a stopper. And here in the freezer champagne can't be put at all – too low temperature is capable to spoil taste of drink.
It is necessary to open a bottle with sparkling wine accurately, without cotton. Knocking-out of a stopper not only is considered vulgar, but also spoils taste of champagne. And it is necessary to spill this wonderful drink later a couple of minutes after uncapping, doing it slowly that wine slid on glass walls. The last have to be high and extended for brut and wide for sweet grades.
Throughout one action it is possible to give several grades of champagne, but at the same time they have to be obligatory from one country. It is considered bad form to marry, for example, the French sparkling wines with the Hungarian.
Drink champagne true gourmets advise slowly, enjoying taste of each drink. On receptions it is necessary to hold a glass with this drink the left hand by a leg. At the same time it is necessary to be ready to the fact that the glass put on a table will be carried away immediately by waiters even if he will be almost stout.
Sparkling wine which is produced only in the French province of Champagne is considered true champagne.
Types of snack for champagne
Champagne, regardless of its price, most often is served as aperitif to cold, not too spicy snack. Various canapes, small sandwiches, light salads and other similar dishes can act as the last. Sparkling wine is ideally combined with different types of cheese, olives, seafood. During a dinner instead of champagne it is accepted to give dry or semisweet wines which will be combined much better with a variety of the served dishes. Nevertheless not all like to mix drinks - on this case it is necessary to prepare treats from seafood, a game or light meat for champagne. And here it is impossible to have a snack this noble drink on a pickles or marinades at all. Quickly to celebrate any important event, champagne including "Soviet", it is possible to give without snack. So it is necessary to do, for example, after painting in the REGISTRY OFFICE or when opening outlet when drinking of drink has symbolical character. As a last resort to sparkling wine it is possible to serve strawberry, the peeled pineapple and also light desserts, for example, to meringue. But chocolate to champagne isn't served as it will spoil taste of this drink.