Champagne of Ukraine (the Soviet Champagne)

Centenary war and a fashion on old wines. Only in the end of 17 centuries in France the fashion on vintage wines extends, and representations about a basement economy and endurance of wines quickly develop.

For all former epoch mass consumption only young wines was characteristic. But dragged-out wars when locks of feudal lords many long years remained without owners, have led to accumulation of large supplies of wines. Many of them differed unsurpassed taste so there were vintage wines.

the Monk who has glorified Champagne for ever , - Don Pierre Perinon (Dom Piere Perignon) lived in the same years, 1638-1715. The inspector of wine vaults of Benedektinsky abbey, wished to connect advantages of liquors for which so were famous benediktintsy, and light wines from a grade of Shardone which are especially managing in a province Champagne. By then glass blowers have learnt to pour already especially strong bottles, but them, as well as amphoras once, stored in sand. Application of a pith oak for ukuporki bottles was the important innovation. What exactly and as the monk did, we will leave on conscience of numerous authors. It has not left any publications. Additional fermentation of wine with addition of sweet liquor in the closed bottle went very slowly. In sand its position, and a stopper with metal skoboj allowed to change its storage slowly – to get rid of a deposit.

Only after hundred years to firm Nicole Kliko was possible to think up technology of full clearing of wine from a deposit, to make this technology mass, and a fashion on champagne – world.

The First champagne in the Pike perch has been made in 1794, champagne of count Vorontsova from a manor Ah-danil in the middle of 19 centuries was delivered in the Russian capitals already enough successfully. However, about serious success of the Crimean champagne – separate conversation and in a separate place, in a New World of prince Golitsyn, certainly.

While we will be limited to that only in the beginning of 20 centuries the government of France has accepted a number of the laws protecting copyrights of the wine makers. The Crimean champagne became our national property much earlier, so and by right. The most mass in release and popular in the people is

Champagne of Ukraine (the Soviet Champagne) moist

Is issued on the accelerated technology from own vinomaterialov by agrofirm «Gold beam» and the Sevastopol winery, and from materials of economy of the Crimean Foothills many factories of Ukraine. In a blend of a grade of Pino fran (the black grade giving to champagne aroma of wood berries), Shardone, Risling, Aligote – with aromas of a new-mown blossoming meadow and juicy gorchinkoj.

Wine possesses elegant sparkling light-golden colour and long game of vials, delicate aroma and easy, with kislinkoj, freshening taste is opened harmoniously by various high-quality features of grapes. A fortress – 10,5-12.5%, sugar – 4-4.5%.

Igor Rusanov