Create A Sparkling Wine

A second, more difficult, method of making sparkling wine is called the "method champenoise."

There are many different flavors and colors of sparkling wine, ranging from white and dry to red and sweet. What really sets sparkling wine apart from regular table wines is its carbonated bubbles that tingle the taste buds. The process of making sparkling wine starts with a regular base wine. This recipe for Country Champagne will yield a delicious white sparkling wine.

Instructions

1. Make your own white wine following the typical procedures for fermentation. Do not add any finings -- substances incorporated into wine and beer at or near the end of the wine- or beer-making process -- as it could affect the sparkling wine recipe.

2. Siphon the wine into a bucket immediately following fermentation. The wine should be slightly cloudy at this stage.

3. Make a simple syrup. For every gallon of wine, you should add 2.25 ounces of cane sugar. To make the syrup, boil one part water for every two parts of sugar required. By the time boiling occurs, the mixture will become a syrup.

4. Stir the syrup into the wine, and place the wine into champagne bottles. Cap the bottles using crown caps.

5. Store the bottles upright in a cool place for three months until the wine clears. When the wine is clear, store it in a refrigerated area that is 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 C).

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