Is Cremant as good as Champagne?

Cremant is sparkling wine made outside of the Champagne region in France. Compared to Champagne, it is a fraction of the price and just as good quality. It’s the next best thing for savy drinkers who want quality sparkling wine at less than £25.

What do you eat with Cremant de Bourgogne?

Crémant De Bourgogne food pairings: oysters, grilled white fish, chicken, pasta with pesto sauce, avocado salad, mussels with a lemon-herb sauce.

Where does Cremant de Bourgogne come from?

Most of the volume in Crémant nowadays comes from Chardonnay grown in the Mâconnais — and increasingly both Chardonnay and Gamay grown in Beaujolais. (The second biggest Crémant-de-Bourgogne-producing département after Saône et Loire is the Rhône.)

Is Crémant de Bourgogne Champagne?

Crémant de Bourgogne wines may be white or rosé. They can vary in sweetness levels from brut (dry) to sec (medium). Similar to Champagne, white Crémant de Bourgogne can be made in various forms, including the standard “Blanc” which may feature a component of white wine made from red grapes.

Is Cremant de Loire any good?

As a wine, crémant style is also probably more approachable than many champagnes – generally lighter, sometimes floral, always refreshing and less austere – and certainly drier than most proseccos. It is also, as the name suggests, sometimes quite creamy and frothy, but without being sweet.

What is the best crémant to buy?

Best 10 French Crémant to explore

• Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Zero Dosage NV. Pfaff.
• Prestige Brut NV. Willm.
• Premium Brut NV. Bestheim.
• Victorine De Chastenay Extra Brut 2014. Cave des Hautes-Côtes.
• Blanc de Blancs Brut NV. Comte d’Isenbourg.
• Blanc de Blancs Brut NV. Dopff & Irion.
• Rosé Extra Brut Zero Dosage NV. Dopff & Irion.

What do you eat with Cremant de Loire?

Ideal an aperitif or for a special occasion; or serve with seafood (fish and shellfish) and desserts. More structured Crémants also pair well with white meat and offal in cream sauce.

What foods go with Cremant?

Pairings for Crémant from Albert Mann I put together a snack plate with Serrano ham, Cremont cheese, crackers and dried figs for the Albert Mann Crémant. I got almond notes on the nose of this Crémant, and a clean, crisp taste with apple fruit.

Which Cremant is best?

The best known crémants are Crémant de Loire, Crémant de Bourgogne, and Crémant d’Alsace. All three are usually based on Chardonnay which is then blended with other varieties that may grown in each region such as Chenin Blanc (in the Loire), Pinot Noir (in Burgundy) and Pinot Blanc (in Alsace).

Is Cremant traditional method?

Saumur Mousseux AOC, while not a crémant in name, still produces fully-sparkling wines made by the traditional method. The production depends somewhat on the success of the vintage for still wine production, which fetches a higher price: sparkling in Saumur thus plays second fiddle to the still wines.

Which crémant is best?

Which is the best Cremant de Loire?