Whats the difference between champagne and wine?!
what's less expensive?
Answers: what tastes better?
what's less expensive?
Wine is the fermented juice of grapes.
Champagne is also the fermented juice of grapes, but with CO2, which occurs naturally in the fermentation process.
There are many varieties of wines and champagne, but TRUE champagne comes from the Champagne region of France. Anything else is just sparkling wine.
If youre new to wine, I suggest going with the lighter stuff, like white zinfandel, riesling or my favorite, MOSCATO which comes in both still and sparkling. From there, you can develop a taste for what you like and dont like.
Moscato, also, is relatively not pricey. Very drinkable with fruity mango, pineapple and apple flavors with a smooth finish.
Hope that helps.
Happy New Year.
Look it up on wikipedia for a more detailed answer. First of all, wine is still and champagne is sparkling (carbonated/with bubbles). Second of all, sparkling wine can only be called 'champagne' if it comes from the Champagne region of France (a very specific area - if the grapes are not grown there, then it cannot be called champagne... it is called sparkling wine).
The tastes are completely different, but generally champagne is thought to be a more refined experience (very fine bubbles, unlike something like 7Up for instance), whereas wine is heavier (usually).
They each have a variety of complex flavours and notes, with each region/production house differing from each other.
Champagne is expensive, usually not less than $70/bottle. Wine can go from $5-$300 in most local liquor stores (but both champagne & wine can cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars if they are vintage and very special). Usually however, wine costs in the $15-$40 range.
There are many different kinds of grapes & blends that can be used, and different aging processes (oak barrels for instance).
Look it up - it's a fascinating process. Each kind of wine/sparkling wine/champagne goes well with different kinds of foods, seasons, and of course your own tastes.