Champagne and bubbles: why size matters

Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible,estimates that a standard 750ml bottle of champagne contains about 100 million bubbles. And those bubbles are not just for visual or sensory impact; MacNeil says they play an important role in the aromatics of the wine.“Each bubble contains hundreds of chemical components which can affect taste, aroma and feel,” says MacNeil. “When the bubble bursts on the surface of the wine, tiny droplets of champagne are projected into the air,...