Famous Champagine

6 popular and famous types of champagine

1. Lanson
2. Veuve Clicquot
3. Louis Roederer
4. Krug
5. Pommery
6. Moet & Chandon

6 different labels for different types of champagine

1. extra brut - extremely not sweet
2. brut - not sweet
3. extra sac/extra dry - non sweet
4. sec - sweet
5. demi sec - somewhat sweet
6. doux - extreme sweet

Beaujolais

Alcohol content for a typical Beaujolais is at least 10%. If is a Superieur or Villages, then the alcohol content is around 10.5%. Crus du Beaujolais is around 11%.

Types of Village you should try for different mood/taste:

1. light/thin taste of Beaujolais

a.  Chenas
b. Moulin-a-Vent
c. Chiroubles
d. Julienas

2. For romantic mood  

a. Julienas
b. Saint-Amour

3. Strong taste

a. Brouilly
b. Cote de Brouilly

4. Mature taste

a. Cote de Brouilly
b. Morgon

5. For the ladies

a. Regnie
b. Fleurie

Wine and meat

Cow, deer, and lamb are more suitable with red wine, while chicken and pork are more suitable with white wine. 

If you are having shrimps, white or red wine is fine.  Sardine would taste better with red wine.  Different types of fish taste better with different types of wine. I would suggest you do a little research which types of wine would be more suitable for your meal if you are having fish.

Cheese

Wines that are fruity, sweet, or light should try drink them with cream cheese, Mozzarella, or cottage cheese as long as they are fresh. If you prefer aged cheeses, then Brie cheese and Camembert cheese would be better for your taste.

Wines that are thick and dense should try drink them with the following cheeses:

1. Pont I'Eveque
2. Munster
3. Epoisses
4. Stilton
5. Gorgonzola
6. Roquefort

Wines that are thick but with lighter taste can try the following cheeses:

1. Gouda
2. Parmigiano Reggiano
3. Gruyere
4. St-Maure
5. Picodon

Hope this list will help you make a wiser choice when selecting different cheese for different types of wine.

Temperature of wines

Red wine:

If the bottle of red wine is around 750ml, the storage temperature should be around 15-20C. Otherwise, bottles of red wine with volume less than 750ml should be stored below 15C.  10C if the volume of the bottle is similar to the ones you will be served in the plane.

White wine:

If the wine is dry and not sweet, the storage temperature should be 10-15C.  If the wine is sweet or bubble like, then the storage temperature should be between 5-7C.

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Duration for white wines

Provence/Loire - 1/2 - 3 years
Alsace/Champagne/Bordeaux(no sweet) - 1- 5 years
Chablis/Bourgogne - 1 - 10 years
Bordeaux - 5 - 20 years

How long does your bottle of wine last before you need to start drinking? (Red Wine)

Beaujolais Nouveau - 1/2 - 1 year
Crus du Beaujolais - 1 - 3 years
Rhone - 1 - 5 years
Cote de beaune - 1 - 8 years
Cote de Nuits - 2 - 10 years
Bordeax - 3 - 20 years
Bordeaux Superieur AC - 20 years or more