The perfect champagne bottle size
2 Jun 2006 by JR
Suzie Q, VA: I recently had a customer who came to me and told me that she was advised by a member of staff from one of our other stores that champagne tastes better when it comes from larger bottles as the size of the bottle allows it to age better. I have sold wine for 16 years and have never heard of such a thing. I am perfectly willing to accept that I am in the dark.  Could you please shed some light? me: With pleasure. Almost all champagne houses fill bottles larger than double magnums/jeroboams and smaller than regular half-bottle sizes with wine that goes through the...

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