By Kevin Kourofsky
Many myths surround sparkling wine, especially Champagne. For instance, Dom Perignon did not invent the process of intentionally bottling ‘stars’ as the French claim. Dom Perignon was trying to get the bubbles out of Champagne wine, which was then very much like the Chablis of today. Indeed, the French didn’t even invent this process! It was actually the English, yes the Brits, who first started making sparkling wine probably much like our pét-nats of today.
Another myth is that sparkling wine is difficult or dangerous to make or that you need expensive equipment to do so. Not so. This article will discuss how you can make a good sparkling wine in your home using the equipment you probably already own and using tablespoon and gallon-to-liter measures rather than grams or hectoliters. You don’t need a riddling board or a spectrometer: a hydrometer and a strong cardboard box will work just fine. It’s time to make our own stars!
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