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Should we pay more for similar quality?

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Poll on Ice Crémant de Luxembourg If home-grown grapes are being used to produce sparkling wine in several European countries through a specified method, why does Champagne cost more? Some factors that have been attributed to this significantly higher cost of champagne are the harsher growing climate of grapes in the Champagne region of Northern France. This makes for more laborious cultivation hence higher prices. Expertise and established valuable brand identity have also been quoted as factors relating to the high price on Champagne. Despite these challenges, all of the hype and associated bourgeois, the Champagne region and its wine houses are adapting their business models to a new generation of consumer behaviour! As other sparkling wine producers in Europe begin to expand on the varieties of grapes types they grow, the possibilities to introduce new splendid alternatives increase. On the wine growing region of Luxembourg, the Moselle region, producers have added such ...

68. Drauwen-a-WäiFest Gréiwemaacher Lëtzebuergesch 2017

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                          68. Grapes and Wine Festival Grevenmacher Luxembourg 2017                                                               68. Fête du Raisin et du Vin                                                               68. Trauban-und WeinFest It is the 68 th anniversary of a traditional festival held in the Village of Grevenmacher on the Moselle region of Luxembourg. A vibrant 3-day event/ set of programme where Luxembourgerish wine growers promote their wine and Crémant to both the local and international audience.  The festival in September wakes up the quaint village of 4 ...

Who Makes My Bubbly and How?

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  Creative Lifestyle Products and Services With so many bubblies out there from Cava (Spain), Champagne (France), Prosecco (Italy), Sekt (Germany) and Crémant (Luxembourg & parts of France), it’s really hard to tell who makes what bubbly and how! The Grand Duchy de Luxembourg makes “Crémant de Luxembourg” under the national mark (Appellation d’Origin Protégée, AOP), Moselle Luxembourgeoise . The small European country of Luxembourg with barely six hundred thousand inhabitants possess the most amazing geographical landscape ideal for grape & Wine cultivation. Crémant (pronounced “Crémont” with a silent “t”) means creamy. The production of Crémant de Luxembourg began after many decades of wine cultivation and production in 1991. Crémant is typically made from three grapes, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chadonnay. However, in the past thirty years, Luxembourg has expanded its grape cultivation to allow other variety of grapes in its production process. Ele...