Pop goes the season.(wines and drinks)

Australian Doctor,  December, 2006  by Hay, Peter

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WINE by Dr Peter Hay.

A BOTTLE of bubbly and New Year's Eve go together like a meat pie and tomato sauce. But are we talking champagne or sparkling wine, and does it really matter?

Many wine drinkers seem confused about the difference and use champagne as a generic description for any wine containing bubbles. I wish I had a litre of petrol (or even a banana) for every time I've been offered a glass of champagne when it's been nothing of the sort.

We can blame the French for all this confusion. They have long insisted only sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of ...

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