Champagne is ranked by "dosage," the amount of sugar used during the fermentation process. The driest style, using the least sugar, is called extra-brut, but the bulk of the region's production is the very slightly sweeter brut. And the difference between non-vintage and vintage is that the former uses grapes from several different years and the latter uses grapes from just one year - but it must be a good year, and in some years no vintage champagne is made at all.
Newcomers to wine sometimes worry needlessly about matching food and wine. They shouldn't. If it feels good, just do it. Of course, spicy foods should be avoided. Oversweet dishes will also spoil the taste.
And one of the delights of Chinese food is its range - it's fairly easy to tailor a perfectly good Chinese meal that will go well with wines.
香槟酒按其在发酵过程中所含糖分的“剂量”分类。最干的香槟酒含糖量最低，叫做“偏酸型”香槟，法国香槟地区生产的香槟酒主要为稍带甜味的微甜酸酒。普通香槟酒和精制香槟酒的不同之处在于前者使用不同年份出产的葡萄酿制，而后者则使用同一年份出产的葡萄酿制，但是出产年份必须是一个好年份，有些年份连一瓶精制香槟酒都酿造不出来。
初尝葡萄酒的人有时不知道如何选择下酒菜，这种担心实在没有必要。如果你感觉好吃，那就开胃大吃。当然，辛辣的食物还是应该避免，过甜的菜肴也会破坏口味。
中国菜的好处之一在于品种繁多的菜式，我们很容易选择一种可与葡萄酒相得益彰的菜肴。
I recommend balancing oily, richer dishes, with delicate vegetable tastes. Duck goes especially well with champagne. And many of the simpler vegetables, such as bean dishes, are good, too. But really it boils down to just one thing - find out for yourself.
A good wine, or a vintage champagne, is like a person you've met whose personality you don't forget. Likewise, a bottle of good champagne is nothing but the ideal companion for a delicious meal where you don't want your personality to be easily forgotten, either.
Now feel free to sample our champagne selections.
我建议将油腻味重的食物与清淡爽口的素食搭配起来。鸭子特别适合做香槟酒的下酒菜，许多更为简单的素菜如豆类都是不错的选择。其实只有一条标准，那就是自己喜欢的就是好的。
遇到一瓶上等葡萄酒，或者说一瓶精制香槟酒，其感觉就像遇到一个有着令你难以忘怀的个性的人。同样，一桌美味佳肴，配上一瓶上等香槟酒助兴，你的个性也会给客人留下难以忘怀的深刻印象。
下面请各位尽情品尝我们所选的上品香槟酒。
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