Champagne

Sparkling wine, which is produced in the Champagne region, which is in France, makes the hearts of lovers of this drink beat rapidly. After all, champagne is associated with our holiday, with an exciting moment that has been expected for a long time. Someone prefers strong alcoholic drinks, someone likes beer, but there is practically not a single person who would give up a sip of cool wine filled with millions of bubbles.

It is believed that in a glass of high-quality champagne, bubbles do not stop appearing for 15 hours after the bottle has been uncorked. Interestingly, the average bottle of this sparkling drink has up to 250 million bubbles.

Champagne is consumed not only as a low-alcohol drink, but also added when preparing a variety of, mainly sweet dishes. For example, you can make a rather light and very tasty dessert, which will be very useful after a hearty dinner - champagne jelly.

Champagne types

Today, there are a considerable number of species of champagne, which vary depending on the strength and sweetness of the drink (brut, dry, semi-dry and semi-sweet), its color and region of production. In addition, sparkling wine, which is produced in Russia and without which the New Year is simply unthinkable, is also called champagne. However, be that as it may, this can only be called a drink produced in its homeland - in Champagne.

Unless you go into details that are known only to a qualified sommelier, for ordinary people champagne is divided into white, pink and red. In fact, the taste of these wines does not differ much, and the color depends only on minor differences in the production process. So, for the manufacture of all these types of champagne, grapes are used, which differ in their color. The raw materials for this drink are berry flesh, which is practically devoid of color, therefore, in the production of pink and red champagne, minimal contact of juice with the skin is allowed.

Champagne composition

In the composition of champagne, which is considered an elite and rather expensive drink, in addition to grape juice, nothing should be present. Sometimes in cheap sparkling wines there is a content of sugar or alcohol, and even worse - food dyes and flavor enhancers. All these additives indicate the low quality of the purchased champagne.

The benefits of champagne

The benefits of champagne as well as any low-alcohol drink are quite controversial. There is an opinion that the beneficial properties of champagne are tantamount to the healing qualities of red wines. Scientists do not deny this fact, since all wines contain natural antioxidants that fight free radicals. This helps lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease.

However, do not flatter yourself, because champagne, even of excellent quality, is not red wine. The content of such substances in sparkling wine is significantly lower than in red wine, therefore, the benefits of champagne are much less.

The harms of champagne

The harm of champagne can affect a person when drinking this drink on an empty stomach, as the acidity of the stomach increases, which can cause severe irritations of the digestive tract.

In addition, some argue that due to the low calorie content of champagne, it can be attributed to dietary products. This opinion is erroneous, since energetically saturated alcohols are present in this sparkling wine.