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Making champagne with cheap wine

Technically speaking, real Champagne is made with grapes from a very specific region of France. Because of the restricted supply it is treated as a status drink for the rich. But the harsh reality is that even self professed experts often fail to differentiate between real Champagne and common wine that has been carbonated. With a suitable carbonator like the Drinkmate (not a sponsor) you can turn the trashiest white wine into either a subtly carbonated beverage, or in this case into a super-trashy over-carbonated fizzy joy. I totally over-carbonated it this time. But that's fine. It just froths up a bit more and takes longer to depressurise. Subtle carbonation is just as effective and less messy. No affiliate link to a carbonator - but just search online for your nearest Drinkmate supplier. This is the first carbonator I've had where they literally say "carbonate whatever you want", as the cap has a slow pressure release and can be washed. These units can also carbonate red wine if you don't go overboard with the gas, and shake it gently with a dishcloth over the end to catch any foamy emissions. The Drinkmate unit uses standard sodastream style gas bottles. (That can also be refilled at home if you're technical.) If you enjoy my videos, supporting the channel on Patreon helps keep it independent of YouTube's quirks, avoids intrusive mid-video adverts, gives early access, bonus footage and regular quiet Patreon live streams. https://www.patreon.com/bigclive Alternatively, for a single coffee contribution you can use PayPal:- https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigclive #ElectronicsCreators