Episode
Selects: How Champagne Works
1:08:43
Published: Sat May 07 2022
Description
Sure we can all agree that champagne is probably the greatest thing humans have or ever will invent, but how much do we understand how it's made? Learn all about it in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dive into the mysteries of the brain and its role in shaping human behavior, perception, and reality in this captivating podcast series.
00:00 - 02:06 (02:06)
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Dive into the mysteries of the brain and its role in shaping human behavior, perception, and reality in this captivating podcast series. Wells Adams and Tyler Florence of Two Dudes in a Kitchen will be joining in as guests, for a fun and engaging episode.
EpisodeSelects: How Champagne Works
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The speaker recounts a time when they drank only champagne at a party in the 90s, despite not typically enjoying it, inspired by an article that made them want to try it again.
02:06 - 05:14 (03:08)
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The speaker recounts a time when they drank only champagne at a party in the 90s, despite not typically enjoying it, inspired by an article that made them want to try it again.
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Champagne is only considered champagne if it's made in the Champagne region of France.
05:14 - 08:55 (03:41)
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Champagne is only considered champagne if it's made in the Champagne region of France. All other sparkling wine is just called sparkling wine.
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Champagne became the sparkling wine capital of the world due to Don Perignon's techniques in establishing it.
08:55 - 15:58 (07:03)
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Champagne became the sparkling wine capital of the world due to Don Perignon's techniques in establishing it. Sparkling wine was created in the region around the 1600s and 1700s, capitalizing on the naturally occurring problem of carbonation in the wine-making process.
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The process of making champagne takes more steps than making still wine, which is one reason for its elevated price.
15:58 - 21:05 (05:07)
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The process of making champagne takes more steps than making still wine, which is one reason for its elevated price. The making of champagne is discussed in relation to the brain and its experiences in a new podcast.
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The article discusses the significance of vintage champagne which can only be produced in a single year's growth season, only by specific champagne houses that grow their grapes to make their champagne and the knowledge required by champagne sellers about the champagne they sell, which includes its origin and vintage.
21:05 - 27:32 (06:26)
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The article discusses the significance of vintage champagne which can only be produced in a single year's growth season, only by specific champagne houses that grow their grapes to make their champagne and the knowledge required by champagne sellers about the champagne they sell, which includes its origin and vintage.
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Learn about the process of making champagne including adding red wine, skins and yeast cells, in this episode.
27:32 - 33:07 (05:35)
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Learn about the process of making champagne including adding red wine, skins and yeast cells, in this episode.
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Learn how an ice cold salt bath can help remove a cork or cap from a bottle of champagne and why it creates a yeast plug.
33:08 - 36:25 (03:16)
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Learn how an ice cold salt bath can help remove a cork or cap from a bottle of champagne and why it creates a yeast plug.
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This podcast explains the process of creating sparkling wine through secondary fermentation and the importance of sugar and pressure.
36:25 - 41:09 (04:44)
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This podcast explains the process of creating sparkling wine through secondary fermentation and the importance of sugar and pressure.
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The host is starting a podcast to tackle unusual questions about the relationship between our brains and experiences in order to better understand our realities, even though at one point he was approached by someone who wanted to start a wine podcast.
41:09 - 45:19 (04:09)
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The host is starting a podcast to tackle unusual questions about the relationship between our brains and experiences in order to better understand our realities, even though at one point he was approached by someone who wanted to start a wine podcast.
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Podcaster discusses the strange idea that drinking champagne is only for the wealthy while imagining staying at Matthew McConaughey's guest house and drinking expensive wine.
45:19 - 48:28 (03:09)
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Podcaster discusses the strange idea that drinking champagne is only for the wealthy while imagining staying at Matthew McConaughey's guest house and drinking expensive wine.
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This podcast snippet discusses using bitter lemon in cocktails and how it pairs well with different spirits such as gin and vodka.
48:30 - 51:49 (03:19)
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This podcast snippet discusses using bitter lemon in cocktails and how it pairs well with different spirits such as gin and vodka.
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Champagne can age in the bottle just like wine due to its cork not being airtight.
51:51 - 55:37 (03:46)
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Champagne can age in the bottle just like wine due to its cork not being airtight. Collectible champagne can be worth tens of thousands of dollars, but it's better to drink it and enjoy it than to let it sit around as a status symbol.
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Learn the true story behind the quarter million dollar champagne bottles, which were not from a shipwreck meant for the Czar's family, as some might believe.
55:37 - 57:29 (01:52)
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Learn the true story behind the quarter million dollar champagne bottles, which were not from a shipwreck meant for the Czar's family, as some might believe.
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The best way to safely open a bottle of champagne while moving is to twist the bottle and put your thumb in the punt, which is the bottom of the bottle, and use blunt force on the weak point of the neck of the bottle.
57:29 - 1:01:28 (03:59)
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The best way to safely open a bottle of champagne while moving is to twist the bottle and put your thumb in the punt, which is the bottom of the bottle, and use blunt force on the weak point of the neck of the bottle.
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The process of creating champagne involves a second fermentation process called “prise de mousse” or foam creation.
1:01:28 - 1:04:37 (03:08)
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The process of creating champagne involves a second fermentation process called “prise de mousse” or foam creation. Additionally, using the term "died by suicide" can help reduce the stigma and encourage individuals to seek help.
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This podcast episode delves into the relationship between the human brain and our experiences, examining whether it's possible to create new senses for people.
1:04:37 - 1:07:29 (02:52)
Summary
This podcast episode delves into the relationship between the human brain and our experiences, examining whether it's possible to create new senses for people.