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Budget wise, you can expect to pay a minimum of $20 a bottle because anything less will be a look-alike champagne. Beware of labels with the words, “cuvée prestige” or “special offer;” and remember that price is not everything.
Rosé champagne is created from a mix of red wine and champagne and it is the only champagne allowed to do this mix.
A mediocre rosé champagne will have a fruity flavor and is almost too cosmetic. A good rosé champagne is best served with red meat or poultry with olives.
Champagne is defined by 3 cepages:
1.) Pinot Noir (a dark grape with a white juice (Rheims region))

2.) Pinot Meunier (a dark grape with a white juice (Vallée de la Marne)); and
3.) Chardonnay (a white “côte de blancs”)
Millesimé means a champagne made with wines of the same year.
Non Millesimé means wines of different years.
Usually, if the champagne is Millesimé, it means that the year had exceptional wines that are worth keeping together.
Brut has very little sugar (0 to 5%).
Demi-Sec has a touch of sugar; therefore, the taste is more sugary.
If you want to cook with champagne rather than white wine, remember that it would be best to add the champagne as a finishing touch and to use a very good champagne.