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  • Champagne is only true champagne if it's made in the Champagne region of northern France. All other sparkling wines made outside of this region, even those from neighboring parts of France, must be labeled differently. Champagne often costs double the price of other sparkling wines, such as prosecco or cava. A decent-quality bottle of it can cost you anywhere from $50 to $300, and vintage bottles often sell for thousands.
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Комментарии • 3,4 тыс.

  • @ug-lee3769
    @ug-lee3769 4 года назад +15103

    milk : 1$
    liquid dè la mooh tittés: $1000

    • @shanegrimes3455
      @shanegrimes3455 4 года назад +774

      😂😂😂😂that makes me laugh

    • @jasminpedrosa5976
      @jasminpedrosa5976 4 года назад +699

      I didn’t expect such a comment at this kind of video and now I can’t stop laughing 😂😭

    • @RickardoAgusta
      @RickardoAgusta 4 года назад +240

      you ruin this video for me hahaha

    • @icefv
      @icefv 4 года назад +146

      I was confused on titties but I get it now

    • @nanakwadwo9906
      @nanakwadwo9906 4 года назад +93

      was down but u definitely made my morning with this comment..thanks

  • @pjay1438
    @pjay1438 4 года назад +20788

    In poor countries if any crop is handpicked they are under developed and in rich countries if handpicked it increases the value.😂😂😂

    • @aditroitz
      @aditroitz 4 года назад +947

      We live with human, the living creatures that we can't understand them 😂😂

    • @10RexTheWolf01
      @10RexTheWolf01 4 года назад +245

      hypocrite much?

    • @kaustuvavikashnath7734
      @kaustuvavikashnath7734 4 года назад +199

      popkahchin Someone needs attention so badly

    • @kish6888
      @kish6888 4 года назад +148

      @@popkahchin even if that bigoted statement was true, how would it justify low prices

    • @narendramodicommunistversi4466
      @narendramodicommunistversi4466 4 года назад +150

      @@popkahchin
      People looking like you sell fried noodles and dumplings on the streets of India lol.

  • @nanoflower4202
    @nanoflower4202 3 года назад +2321

    Me, sipping sprite while watching the video:
    "mmh, yes. Cham-pain."

  • @omer.g4386
    @omer.g4386 3 года назад +594

    You forgot to mention that the production quotas are decided by the union of producers, except that the monopolistic great houses of Champagne (Möet, Perrier, Heidsick, Deutz,...) own more than half of the whole production of Champagne, so basically they choose the price of Champagne and the majority of the producers can't refuse as they are extremely small producers in comparison.

    • @penchotodorow1366
      @penchotodorow1366 2 года назад +1

      Let them die from corona aahahahhhha

    • @autodidact537
      @autodidact537 2 года назад +35

      This is similar to the production of maple syrup in Canada. It's called a 'Cartel.'

    • @777lucifero
      @777lucifero 2 года назад

      @@autodidact537 And that's why you should just avoid buying from these pretentious mafia lords. It's a product, feel free to produce and sell it anywhere. Besides, the romans came there to plant the vineyards and teach you how to make the wine.
      Clearly, the name ''champagne'' has become synonimous of that Type of wine, so i don't see anything wrong with calling champagne other bottles not made from there.

    • @Alek4275
      @Alek4275 2 года назад +11

      you are not forced to buy champagne if you think it's not worth it, anyway. There're many cheaper wines that probably taste better than champagne imo

    • @777lucifero
      @777lucifero 2 года назад +13

      @@Alek4275 yes if you want to make a certain impression you are forced. People buy it for the image not for the taste. Let's not pretend you have choices. It's like debeers setting the price of diamonds.... since they have monopoly. Can you really always choose to not buy it? Do you think any guy that bought a diamond was craving to spend that amount for a stone?

  • @dima6488
    @dima6488 4 года назад +6235

    ""The taste is the same"
    "So why the price?"
    ""Uhhh...... History and prestige"

    • @Kncperseus
      @Kncperseus 4 года назад +467

      The currency of the rich... is often hollow nonsense.

    • @nielsnielsen9013
      @nielsnielsen9013 4 года назад +75

      KNChoudhury said by the poor who have never tasted “nonsense”

    • @thehonestguy9654
      @thehonestguy9654 4 года назад +161

      The taste is the same? If you have no palate, yes.

    • @CortezEspartaco2
      @CortezEspartaco2 4 года назад +41

      Well, no one is forcing consumers to buy it and yet they do, despite the price. If demand were to drop the price would fall too but that's not happening right now. Of course cava and prosecco are better value. A $35 cava is going to be leagues above a $35 champagne.

    • @dima6488
      @dima6488 4 года назад +24

      @@thehonestguy9654 ROFL learn to take a joke buddy

  • @aramk2663
    @aramk2663 4 года назад +7597

    They neglected to mention that the whole area is fertilized with millions of corpses from ww1...

  • @jamesfoo8999
    @jamesfoo8999 3 года назад +3062

    "Why is Champagne so expensive"
    Video states
    "Has 80 lawyers worldwide to protect the name"
    There's your answer - corporate spending

    • @herbertant4096
      @herbertant4096 3 года назад +75

      Nah, not really they just dont want to get copied, because real champagne expensive not only because the prestige, the process really is time spending

    • @jamesfoo8999
      @jamesfoo8999 3 года назад +79

      @@herbertant4096 So the reason they hire lawyers is "they just don't want to get copied", you are correct there. However, that's just the reason lawyers exist, the cost of those lawyers (80) will be huge

    • @herbertant4096
      @herbertant4096 3 года назад +5

      @@jamesfoo8999 well said bro

    • @lorenzzoklein9178
      @lorenzzoklein9178 3 года назад +92

      @@jamesfoo8999 People calling Champagne what's not champagne is absolutely illegal and needs lawyers to apply the law. Would you trust someone selling you tomatoes from "Italy" that are actually made in Romania ?
      Champagne is a region in France, just like you call Bordeaux wine, Bourgogne, Jura, Languedoc, Provence, Rhone and all our places.
      You can't take advantage of the brand and name champagne workers made centuries to build and not respect the same rules as they do. It's about fair trade.
      Champagne is a region, and a wine from that specific region that is absolutely delicious and not so pricy when you find the right producers.

    • @martinbudinsky8912
      @martinbudinsky8912 3 года назад +64

      @@lorenzzoklein9178 The thing is that champagne in many languages is synonymous with "sparkling wine". My language is one example of such thing. But someone decided to make it a brand to make money so suddenly we need other terms like "sparkly wine". Its stupid greed and nothing more really. All it would take is to add one word behind champagne from Champagne branding it as the "original".
      I will give you example from my own country that you are bound to know... Pilsener. And instead of being stingy like Champagne the brand still made in place of origin (Pilsen Czech Republic) is named Pilsner Urquell (urquell meaning "original well" in latin). Why? Simply because everyone was using pilsener as a name for this specific kind of beer and there was no need changing that. Instead international court made it so that you need to state a place of origin of said beer on label. All the things you named apply to pilsner too (tradition, fair trade, ...). And the same should apply to champagne since its synanymous with the specific kind of wine in many languages.

  • @milk7803
    @milk7803 2 года назад +741

    "Champagne is only real champagne when it is made in champagne"
    -Buisness Insider Narrator

    • @jackt4520
      @jackt4520 2 года назад +5

      Lol what a joke

    • @ryananouar
      @ryananouar 2 года назад +42

      Champagne is the Name of the region where champagne sparkel wine is been produce idiote. So yeah champagne is not real champagne when its not made in Champagne area

    • @-e6195
      @-e6195 2 года назад +6

      Its like tequila, its called tequila if made on tequila, otherwise is destilado de agave even if ots the exact same thing

    • @baddriversofthenorcalarea500
      @baddriversofthenorcalarea500 2 года назад +4

      @@ryananouar Thats like saying it isnt a real ford if it isnt made in detroit...

    • @fabriceclement6587
      @fabriceclement6587 2 года назад +2

      @@baddriversofthenorcalarea500 well no, actually we take great care of the places where products are made. e like to protect history and traditional recipes, be it Champagne or Bourgogne when it comes to drinks, or Saint-Marcellin for example, when it comes to cheese.

  • @ultrascreens5206
    @ultrascreens5206 4 года назад +5775

    So basically no reason except nonsense laws to inflate the price and protect the brands lol.

    • @adeebibrahim6349
      @adeebibrahim6349 4 года назад +484

      It's the same with most expensive things. Absolutely nothing but pure hyped bull shit.

    • @kutaplex
      @kutaplex 4 года назад +261

      You're free to drink other sparkling wines.

    • @adeebibrahim6349
      @adeebibrahim6349 4 года назад +234

      @@kutaplex ofcourse i am. But i was referring to the hype the create , to sell a product .

    • @kutaplex
      @kutaplex 4 года назад +43

      @@adeebibrahim6349 And what's the problem with that?

    • @adeebibrahim6349
      @adeebibrahim6349 4 года назад +286

      @@kutaplex The point is most expensive or products are not about the substance or quality, but more about the name and limited number released in the market which drives up the price.

  • @TouYubeKids
    @TouYubeKids 4 года назад +1392

    RUclips next recommendation:
    *"Thing you can't afford, even with your soul"*

    • @yengsabio5315
      @yengsabio5315 4 года назад +2

      Hahaha! That's rough!

    • @benchgomez5046
      @benchgomez5046 4 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @Mrpresident97
      @Mrpresident97 4 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @Oklyn91
      @Oklyn91 4 года назад +6

      Of course you don't drink champagne everyday but really, for great occasions, 50$, you can't afford ?

    • @sbel6626
      @sbel6626 3 года назад +1

      Vincent D Exactly. 50$ for a birthday, New Years or a graduation isn’t extravagant. There are bottles of rum that cost more

  • @jameslopez958
    @jameslopez958 Год назад

    Excellent Video! Thanks for sharing this information 😁✌️❤️

  • @Winebinny
    @Winebinny 3 года назад +123

    I loved Champagne when I was in France to study winemaking. Still loving that lovely bubble.. miss it. Now I'm enjoying other sparkling wines in Aus making my own wine :)

    • @arlarl5122
      @arlarl5122 2 года назад +2

      You studied wine making? Making wine is easy. It’s marketing and selling it that’s hard.

    • @Winebinny
      @Winebinny 2 года назад +2

      @@arlarl5122 Yes That's true. But I think both parts are all critical and hard to get good value wines. If we don't make good wines there is no point to do marketing and selling

    • @feministpicnicfallsapartaf3644
      @feministpicnicfallsapartaf3644 Год назад

      Well you earned a sub, looks interesting

  • @Thejigholeman
    @Thejigholeman 4 года назад +3511

    long story short: "it's expensive because we regulated it and law-suited it into artificial scarcity"

    • @molikeur
      @molikeur 4 года назад +116

      You gotta admit thats pretty smart and its taking money from rich people who want to throw it away to show the wealth so its no big deal to me.
      I lived in that region and its pretty dark, pretty shitty climate, nothing really stands out but theres is a tooon of small village that are flooded with money from Champagne.
      Picking up raisin is a REAL pain in the ass or back rather, and it has to be handpicked to be a Champagne. The price of a Champagne is not starting at 50 in France, more at 10-15 in Champagne for the cheap ones and for 20€ you got a common bottle that americans pays $50
      so ya thanks to rich american douchebag for making this shit so pricy that im drinking a CO2 tasting wine and i feel like its the best thing that happened to me

    • @dacypher22
      @dacypher22 4 года назад +49

      A ton of people complain about stuff like this in the EU, since they are probably the biggest culprit of it (at one point trying to even make all parmesan cheese be from Parmesan) but every country with the power to do this does it. Bourbon is one of the US ones. If it isn't made in Kentucky, it is only whisky, by law.

    • @jharris9898
      @jharris9898 4 года назад +11

      @@dacypher22 This is not true, at all. Sorry.

    • @jharris9898
      @jharris9898 4 года назад +4

      Like, you can just wikipedia this shit. You know that, right?

    • @dacypher22
      @dacypher22 4 года назад +22

      @@jharris9898 Huh, you're right. I heard that in another video, and it appears it isn't true. I should have fact-checked that. They may have confused the 1964 law that "bourbon" has to be made in the USA to be sold as such in the US.

  • @neilburton8131
    @neilburton8131 4 года назад +1574

    i live in Australia were the wine sparkly wines are really good and can get a bottle of wine for about $8 that is far better than champaign and don't see why i should pay an extra $50 just for a name

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 4 года назад +121

      you are comparing a hamburger with a 5 star meal. Che triste ! you've never tried one, you'd know quality and prestige

    • @V1Pin
      @V1Pin 4 года назад +271

      @@PHlophe it is only a perceived brand value brought about by limited numbers and stringent archaic laws. If every single invention and discovery in this world was treated like that you would be back in the bronze age at most as even the wheel or even fire would be off limits to everyone 😂.

    • @neilburton8131
      @neilburton8131 4 года назад +146

      @@PHlophe i live in the swan valley surrounded by world class wineries and can tell the difference between quality and marketing .

    • @brahms63
      @brahms63 4 года назад +17

      @neil burton Feel free not to drink Champagne...

    • @neilburton8131
      @neilburton8131 4 года назад +11

      @@brahms63 i have

  • @HP-jc8be
    @HP-jc8be 2 года назад +6

    Watching while drinking coffee in the morning. I feel the warm.

  • @DeepamonYT
    @DeepamonYT 3 года назад

    Loved this!!

  • @942687032679840126
    @942687032679840126 4 года назад +614

    Q: Why champagne is so expensive?
    A: Branding!

    • @Thejigholeman
      @Thejigholeman 4 года назад +4

      exactly.

    • @ameyas7726
      @ameyas7726 4 года назад +13

      It's not, you can buy cheap Chinese, Russian champagne very easily....the problem is only when they try to pass off their cheaply made product with the same or similar labeling as the original expensive ones....There's no problem if someone makes his own champagne recipe, produces it cheaply and markets it honestly as his own recipe brand....Champagne was invented and made popular in the French region and everybody in the champagne business should understand and respect that without the original there would've never been any knock-offs..

    • @cezarcatalin1406
      @cezarcatalin1406 4 года назад +33

      Ameya S
      Wrong
      Even if someone makes the most quality, delicious, prestigious sparkling wine they can't call it champagne because it makes the french cry

    • @joeyboedeker7205
      @joeyboedeker7205 4 года назад +1

      Like NIKE

    • @thepedrothethethe6151
      @thepedrothethethe6151 4 года назад +5

      Ameya S There are tons of regions that have perfected their winemaking production (like Chile) and are constrained from the market by these types of mercantilist policies

  • @uchetia
    @uchetia 4 года назад +373

    It's so expensive that they had to write *so expensive* 2 times in the title

    • @beenaatlee8020
      @beenaatlee8020 3 года назад

      It is

    • @faisalrania5778
      @faisalrania5778 3 года назад +3

      So basically no reason except nonsense laws to inflate the price and protect the brands lol.

  • @agnostic47
    @agnostic47 3 года назад +8

    I went on the caves tour at Moet et Chandon. The tour guide was perfectly open about the fact that they buy in cheap wine from elsewhere to make their champagne.

  •  Год назад

    Wow I learned so much from this video!

  • @Hellboy8675
    @Hellboy8675 4 года назад +432

    France: why is wine so expensive
    Franschhoek, South Africa: why is wine so cheap

    • @mcninjafull
      @mcninjafull 4 года назад +17

      Because you just need to go to a township with a bakkie, put 20 workers in the back, and then at the end of the day, split R50 between them

    • @johnlemon1977
      @johnlemon1977 4 года назад

      @@mcninjafull Shit, never thought about it like that but it's probably true. But it's definitely more pay than that 😂

    • @londekaduma4533
      @londekaduma4533 4 года назад +3

      @@mcninjafull so true some are not even paid in money, they get paid in the actual wine.

    • @sephikong8323
      @sephikong8323 4 года назад +9

      Actually, Champagne isn't that expensive in France (it still somewhat is because of the global demand that raises the prices, but a regular person can still buy some without problem).
      The import cost plays a big factor in the inflated price worldwide

    • @almojabanas9296
      @almojabanas9296 4 года назад

      French corner?

  • @ileiad
    @ileiad 3 года назад +983

    "Champagne is only true Champagne if it's made here, in Champagne."
    "sellers and cellars"
    Oh I love repetition.

    • @zerperior
      @zerperior 2 года назад +2

      Ofc its a literary devices

    • @Sunstepa
      @Sunstepa 2 года назад

      I don't care. It's meaningless. 😁

    • @julienrandour2223
      @julienrandour2223 2 года назад +8

      @@Sunstepa don't think so ^^ i'm french and i can explain why, one of the main reason, maybe the big one is the temperature it prevent the champagne to get too much sugar and also during the production, they use sulfur wick, they burn them inside the bottle to prevent from several bacteria. When you make a sparking outside you can get a wine witch is not good in off because of lack off sun if it's too much in north it will not taste the same, and if its too sunny, you will need too much sulfur and then it creates headaches. That is the reason why the climate change is a real threat for champagne producers.

    • @forreal2398
      @forreal2398 2 года назад +5

      That is an agreement between people that no longer exist and is no long valid. We can duplicate soils and do things around the world now that u could not do when this garbage startedd between the rich to keep them in the money. If I grow one of the FIVE varieties of pink garlic that are all sold as Rose de Lautrec I am growing Rose de Lautrec no matter where in the world I grow it.

    • @harleenkaur2096
      @harleenkaur2096 2 года назад

      Yes, me too

  • @prayalways
    @prayalways Год назад

    Beautiful information 😍🤩😍🤩😍✔✔ greatly appreciated.

  • @theexpensivechampagneguide
    @theexpensivechampagneguide 3 года назад

    Great video!

  • @mr.businessman116
    @mr.businessman116 3 года назад +101

    "She keeps a Moët & Chandon in her pretty cabinet" - KILLER QUEEN/ FREDDIE MERCURY

    • @cakedfacekenya
      @cakedfacekenya 3 года назад +7

      “Let them eat cake, she says just like Marie Antoinette!”

    • @noon2230
      @noon2230 2 года назад +5

      Killer Queen has already touched that Champagne bottle

  • @nar9572
    @nar9572 4 года назад +549

    no one:
    not even that watch mojo girl
    buisness insider guy:
    “champagne is only true champagne when its made here in cHaMPaGnE”

    • @governorhunter734
      @governorhunter734 4 года назад

      Don't include mojo gurl here

    • @CountryCowboy008
      @CountryCowboy008 4 года назад +18

      It makes sense, though. Champagne (the "generic" term for sparkling wine) is only true champagne when it's made here in Champagne (the place of origin of the liquor). Seriously, it's not that hard to comprehend.

    • @blitzhill9533
      @blitzhill9533 4 года назад +8

      Well you may joke about that if you want but in France most product are associated more or less with the name of the location where they are produced. Comté cheese for exemple is produced in franche comté. Wines of course are associated with the regions of France, bourgogne wine, bordeaux wine...

    • @governorhunter734
      @governorhunter734 4 года назад

      @@blitzhill9533 so what's location tastes like?

    • @shanegrimes3455
      @shanegrimes3455 4 года назад +1

      @@governorhunter734its fertilize with million of corpses 😱ww1

  • @shrimpfry880
    @shrimpfry880 2 года назад +6

    if the taste depends on the microclimate then go for it. i didn't have the opportunity to taste real champagne but parmeggiano reggiano actually tastes different from other types of cheese and that has the same restrictions. but if the 20€ moët tastes the same as the ~2-3€ Törley then that's just a brand.

  • @bxck
    @bxck 2 года назад +3

    2:49 the way he pronounced 'heterogeneity' lmao

  • @sudepolar
    @sudepolar 4 года назад +635

    Damn champagne got so popular they named a region of France after it.

    • @damonego207
      @damonego207 4 года назад +16

      😂

    • @skip6874
      @skip6874 4 года назад +48

      Someones gonna get wooooshed I feel it

    • @brunomiguel6156
      @brunomiguel6156 4 года назад

      but

    • @sephikong8323
      @sephikong8323 4 года назад +10

      And Bourgogne as well named a region after it, same with the city of Bordeaux
      The French naming schemes for regions and cities sucks smh

    • @castillo6147
      @castillo6147 4 года назад +1

      LeBaron DeParis // oh

  • @peppabreitinger2880
    @peppabreitinger2880 4 года назад +5

    I was really lucky on a tour recently to Reims. This guy on our tour bought two bottles of dom perignon 2008 and shared it with us!! Was such a beautiful and rich flavour

  • @anonymousjastyce2544
    @anonymousjastyce2544 3 года назад +28

    This is what I'm talking about
    Wine process is one of the most delicate process of all. From weather, heat, ground, surrounding vegetation, air, humidity, soil. Like everything is being calculated to produce the best of quality wines. Even the season the grapes are planted affects the taste of the wine

  • @tippytee
    @tippytee Год назад

    Ooof yum off to get myself a bottle...or two! Bottoms up 🍾🥂

  • @MegaScratchycat
    @MegaScratchycat 4 года назад +370

    Pronounce champagne like lasagne from now on and vice versa as a power move

    • @BlackStrawberry79
      @BlackStrawberry79 4 года назад +32

      that's kinda more correct actually. that's how it's pronounced in French.

    • @andreazzhao
      @andreazzhao 4 года назад +16

      But,,, lazane

    • @sergiovela7686
      @sergiovela7686 4 года назад +5

      In spanish they're both pronounced the same way

    • @shanegrimes3455
      @shanegrimes3455 4 года назад +8

      Sham pag nya

    • @mrudulsankhesara6940
      @mrudulsankhesara6940 4 года назад +1

      The "gne" in every word in french is pronounced as "gnya"...

  • @michaelfaisal934
    @michaelfaisal934 3 года назад +130

    "Birthdays were the worst days, now we sip champagne when we thirsty"
    -The Notorious B.I.G

  • @neveenjo5398
    @neveenjo5398 3 года назад +221

    I don't drink alcohol.. never tried champagne. Why I'm watching this 😂

    • @spooky3669
      @spooky3669 3 года назад +23

      Simple... Knowledge!

    • @jonathanchampagne7683
      @jonathanchampagne7683 3 года назад +25

      You should try it. It tastes like rotten grapes, chilled and $600.

    • @Blue-pk4ny
      @Blue-pk4ny 3 года назад +4

      @@jonathanchampagne7683 Lovely!

    • @beyourself5864
      @beyourself5864 3 года назад +2

      @@_A-qg5vf cuz ppl dont like to eat fresh n healthy, but when its junk: they die😂🤣

    • @olbradley
      @olbradley 3 года назад +4

      I'm not even legally allowed to drink and I'm watching this.

  • @avinabs6148
    @avinabs6148 2 года назад +1

    Love it!🥰

  • @Buckeyeman1224
    @Buckeyeman1224 4 года назад +178

    The emphasis on quality and detail is outstanding

  • @red-hm3tb
    @red-hm3tb 4 года назад +37

    Wikipedia :
    *Champagne* (/ʃæmˈpeɪn/, French: [ʃɑ̃paɲ]) is sparkling wine. Many people use the term Champagne as a generic term for sparkling wine but in some countries, it is illegal to label any product Champagne unless it both comes from the Champagne region and is produced under the rules of the appellation.Where EU protectionism laws apply, this alcoholic drink is produced from grapes grown in the Champagne region of France following rules that demand, among other things, secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle to create carbonation, specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from specific parcels in the Champagne appellation and specific pressing regimes unique to the region.
    Primarily, the grapes Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay are used in the production of almost all Champagne, but a tiny amount of pinot blanc, pinot gris, arbane, and petit meslier are vinified as well. Champagne appellation law allows only grapes grown according to appellation rules in specifically designated plots within the appellation to be used in the production of Champagne.
    Champagne became associated with royalty in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The leading manufacturers made efforts to associate their Champagnes with nobility and royalty through advertising and packaging, which led to popularity among the emerging middle class. The most prestigious Champagne cellars are located in the cities of Reims and Épernay.
    Hope you have a nice day!

  • @truongminh7930
    @truongminh7930 2 года назад +1

    Is there any youtube channel that have the same content as business insider but in French ? Thank you for your help.

  • @YGPR1212
    @YGPR1212 2 года назад

    wow! highly fascinating

  • @spooky_lxix9042
    @spooky_lxix9042 3 года назад +464

    "champagne is only true champagne if it's made in champagne"
    Me: every 60 seconds in Africa 1 minute pass

    • @andreabuck2780
      @andreabuck2780 3 года назад +6

      In poor countries if any crop is handpicked they are under developed and in rich countries if handpicked it increases the value.😂😂😂

    • @rafaantoniak8003
      @rafaantoniak8003 3 года назад +13

      U know there is a place in France with that name??

    • @jonathanchampagne7683
      @jonathanchampagne7683 3 года назад +2

      I am the only true Champagne left. We need to restock, ladies.

  • @jastat
    @jastat 4 года назад +330

    champaign is just a brand, like diamonds the price is inflated

    • @shreekharr3940
      @shreekharr3940 4 года назад +6

      aren't diamonds rare and therefore justify their price?

    • @camapdien
      @camapdien 4 года назад +6

      Diamonds are rare while the demand is high so it drive the price up
      Idk about champaign thou, maybe the price reflect the brand ?

    • @felixargyle1285
      @felixargyle1285 4 года назад +57

      @@shreekharr3940 diamonds aren't that rare, it's just that companies hold them hostage therefore increasing the prices

    • @cuphead8159
      @cuphead8159 4 года назад +37

      @@shreekharr3940
      Diamonds aren't as rare as they seem and they are almost completely useless besides for drill or saw tips

    • @requiem6465
      @requiem6465 4 года назад +17

      @@cuphead8159 Even then synthetic diamonds are cheaper to use for industrial equipment than natural diamonds.

  • @rafaelpaiotti7011
    @rafaelpaiotti7011 2 года назад +5

    1:38 50 °F = 10 °C
    58 °F = 14.4 °C
    (for the rest of the world)

  • @nobojerry
    @nobojerry 3 года назад +5

    working in this farm would be so much fun

  • @MrTirtakeren
    @MrTirtakeren 4 года назад +60

    Well executed explanation, thank you for sharing about Champagne! However we in Indonesia, it's quite hard for normal citizen to access good wine and champagne due to a high luxury tax. If you don't have a good diplomatic relation and know some people, it's hard to purchase so called fine wine, such as Haut Brion or Chateau Margaux. Please make a video about regulation about luxury tax in alcohol and the difficulty to access fine wine/champagne around the globe.

  • @VexSG
    @VexSG 4 года назад +90

    Business Insider: Why champagne is so expensive
    Reims: Am I a joke to you?

    • @naouelco
      @naouelco 4 года назад

      Vex lol I was born there

    • @naouelco
      @naouelco 4 года назад +1

      mnemonic Max it’s a city in France where most champagne houses are

    • @VexSG
      @VexSG 4 года назад +1

      Naouel Champagne can get to €5 there.

    • @naouelco
      @naouelco 4 года назад +1

      Vex I have never seen it at this price and I spent my first 18years there

    • @VexSG
      @VexSG 4 года назад +2

      Naouel The Aldi I went to has champagne for around €5
      I don’t know the address but the coordinates are: (49.2854300, 4.0316077)
      PS: I don’t live in Reims, nor france

  • @ixiiss
    @ixiiss 2 года назад +21

    A cheap champagne (still good) in France starts around 14€ when buying from the wine maker, and standard bottle is ~20€

    • @irissupercoolsy
      @irissupercoolsy Год назад

      I live in Belgium and just looked up prices. Yeah... probably importing champagne to the US also comes at a price

  • @neomage2021
    @neomage2021 15 дней назад

    Just had an amazing bottle of 2006 Krug in Lisbon last week. Worth every dollar

  • @tonynguyen7161
    @tonynguyen7161 4 года назад +88

    You forgot to actually explain why it costs more than other wine, it's because unlike other wines, the taste of each champagne brand is consistent, no matter the year, the day it was made.
    Because a bottle of Moet will taste the same even if it was made 5 years ago, or today. And that's why, unlike other wines, regular champagne doesn't have a year. Only amazing and special harvests are turned into a millesime champagne.
    And a bottle of champagne can be made of over 60 different years/types of wines produced from Champagne region to keep the taste so fine and consistent and that's only proper to champagne region.
    That explains the price.

    • @jspiro
      @jspiro 2 года назад +8

      As do the lawyers mentioned in the video.

    • @fhetfet6402
      @fhetfet6402 2 года назад +3

      "appreciate" the hooohaaa for some fermented grape juice.

    • @elektrik_exekutioner6822
      @elektrik_exekutioner6822 Год назад +2

      That would actually make it less valuable. Vintage wine is expensive, wines with no vintage are less expensive. Your explanation is conpletely wrong.

    • @scialomy
      @scialomy Год назад +1

      I'm unsure about this idea of consistency. Even though you are right that regular champagne coming out from big brands is really consistent, I disagree that others outside of Champagne or France cannot be as consistent. Anglo-saxons are particularly gifted to produce standardized wines (thinking of californian red wines or australian ones).
      This is often a source of misunderstanding between me and some friends used to those quoted wines. When talking about years, they sometime assume older is necessarily better that younger, and they see me as a bit pedantic when I explain I prefer most bourgogne wines from 2006 but most bordeaux from 2008.

    • @adolfhipsteryolocaust3443
      @adolfhipsteryolocaust3443 Год назад

      Consistent taste is a synonym of innatural processin

  • @sobaz5521
    @sobaz5521 4 года назад +62

    *"Champagne is only true champagne if its made in champagne"*

    • @alfredoalcantar8691
      @alfredoalcantar8691 4 года назад +1

      SoBaZ Illinois ok

    • @cancel5015
      @cancel5015 4 года назад

      You should use capital 'c' as it's the name of the region

    • @chantaviablanche
      @chantaviablanche 3 года назад +5

      Just like parmesan cheese isn’t actual parmesan unless made in Parma Italy

  • @alicetran5574
    @alicetran5574 2 года назад

    Ive been to Champagne and let me tell you… the grapes are really really good.
    … no I didn’t drink any Champagne but I did have Grape juice at one of the wine distilleries. Still on the search for that grape juice again

  • @louisehelgesson5471
    @louisehelgesson5471 2 года назад

    I have grapes that look like this in my backyard, they taste great 👍

  • @bilaltahir3511
    @bilaltahir3511 4 года назад +18

    "Especially because of the Eetiroojhineety" 😂😂😂

    • @HerMajestyNicki
      @HerMajestyNicki 4 года назад +3

      « Dis is really de best quoaliti in terms of soail »Lmaooo💀

  • @iamtroll8334
    @iamtroll8334 4 года назад +4

    I love Moet! Been drinking it since I was 14 lol and had 4 large bottles on my wedding!! 🍾🍾

  • @jonathanschnabel1171
    @jonathanschnabel1171 3 года назад +3

    Nice video, I think you can hardly pack more information in 7min13sec and keep it entertaining. I wish the conclusion was a bit more explicitly stated: champagne is so expensive thanks to demand driven by a clever marketing strategy.

  • @fredstone9016
    @fredstone9016 2 года назад

    what a way to end a great video.....how much were you paid to do so?

    • @captainwin6333
      @captainwin6333 2 года назад

      The only person paid to spread shit around here is you.

  • @amoryguenin
    @amoryguenin 3 года назад +17

    I live in the champagne region champagne is very important here we started drinking few drops of champagne when we were child its the tradition like almost everybody down here has already worked in a vineyard for grapes harvesting ! Im glad to see a documentary of my region

  • @jamesdooling4139
    @jamesdooling4139 4 года назад +28

    If you want the best Champagne at the best price point, look for Veuve Clicquot or Nicholas Feuillatte. They're both stunning on the level of Dom but much more reasonable.

    • @JoaoKorreiaa
      @JoaoKorreiaa 4 года назад +2

      I found Veuve Clicquot way superior to Dom Perignon and Moet & Chandon, haven't tried other champagne other than those three though only sparkling wines.

  • @theDudEE100
    @theDudEE100 3 года назад +1

    3:16 Coolest accent ever haha

  • @natalieraymundo2977
    @natalieraymundo2977 3 года назад +1

    Idk how but this is motivating me to continue practicing giornos theme on my piano

  • @4ll3sb4n4n3
    @4ll3sb4n4n3 3 года назад +28

    or you could have Clairette de Die (sparkling wine from the region of Die, they use a different type of grape with a nut kind of taste) which I find to be much nicer in taste. It is also a hell of a lot cheaper.

  • @Jaka.Ellinsworth
    @Jaka.Ellinsworth 4 года назад +75

    “Why champagne so expensive?”
    “Because there are other sparkling wine which is better just bear different name.”

    • @a.vidal-rosset8221
      @a.vidal-rosset8221 4 года назад +3

      Jaka Prawira buy them then, and shut up

    • @cezarcatalin1406
      @cezarcatalin1406 4 года назад +7

      Albert Vidal
      Oh sorry, I didn't realise you crybabies can't accept criticism.
      The name "champagne" doesn't have anything to do with the quality, taste, flavour, carbonation, etc of the said drink. Champagne is just what some French like to call (allegedly good) sparkling wine from northern France.

    • @iamtheone2292
      @iamtheone2292 4 года назад +1

      ᏰĪᏝᏝ ՇÎρɧᏋƦ clearly you never had good champagne

    • @NicolasCharly
      @NicolasCharly 4 года назад

      @@cezarcatalin1406 Yeah, no. You clearly have never tried a real great Champagne from a great house. Clearly not.
      I like Moscato d'Asti, Lambrusco, Clairette de Die, Crément d'Alsace and such, which are all "sparkling wine". But Champagne, true qualitative Champagne, is something else.

    • @ryanseow4494
      @ryanseow4494 4 года назад

      ᏰĪᏝᏝ ՇÎρɧᏋƦ what are u critiquing a traditional naming scheme based around geography instead of grapes and flavors

  • @exhelios7945
    @exhelios7945 2 года назад +1

    Le gars vigneron qui donne son meilleur pour l'anglais, j'adore 🤣

  • @achannel1818
    @achannel1818 3 года назад +2

    "All this fuss over fermented grapes"
    Peter O'Toole in Dead Spanley

  • @SmilingNinja
    @SmilingNinja 4 года назад +357

    They forgot to mention that there are only 3 types of grapes that can be used to make Champagne: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay.
    So technically, you can use those 3 grapes and use the traditional method to ferment them, but it can't be called Champagne if it's made outside of that region.

    • @NkSs96
      @NkSs96 3 года назад +10

      That's not true. Champagne can also be made with arbane, pinot blanc and petit meslier.

    • @tommasoterzano5180
      @tommasoterzano5180 3 года назад +3

      It is correct, because the water, the rain and air influence the growth of the grape

    • @heyokaikaggen6288
      @heyokaikaggen6288 3 года назад +1

      @@NkSs96 I was wondering if someone would point this out. Possibly a fan of Tarlant's BAM?

    • @garry3796
      @garry3796 3 года назад +2

      @@NkSs96 that is extremely rare to find though

    • @anutash8037
      @anutash8037 2 года назад +3

      @@garry3796 Tell that to people that live in Moldova they have IT like Dirt Everywhere. Nobody care about it just because no advertize.

  • @nemuiro15
    @nemuiro15 4 года назад +88

    "So what makes champagne so expensive?"
    - Business Insider 2019

  • @juliecostello42
    @juliecostello42 Год назад

    Perrier Jouet was the brand at my parents' wedding, interesting how this algorithm found me. I don't like this brand of champagne, it's too bitter. The process is fascinating, thanks for sharing

  • @hockeygrrlmuse
    @hockeygrrlmuse Год назад

    I just read a fascinating book called Wine and War which recounts the experiences of winemakers across France during WWII. The Nazi government wanted production to continue, particularly champagne. Wineries received some special concessions in terms of fuel rations and even labor, especially toward the beginning of the war. Some growers collaborated closely with the Nazis and managed to make some money while their neighbors grew poorer; others risked their lives and livelihoods to help the Resistance. It's an amazing collection of stories, and it was published around 2000, so many of the sources are interviews with people who lived through the war as children or young adults. I highly recommend getting your hands on a copy if any of that sounds even slightly interesting to you.

  • @orangespore7558
    @orangespore7558 4 года назад +106

    So why its expensive?? Its because the cost of lawyers to eliminate competition for "champagne" word.

    • @Thejigholeman
      @Thejigholeman 4 года назад +4

      artificial scarcity, and branding.
      the same process can be replicated all around the world, but you can only name it champagne if you made it in champagne, and im willing to bet that champagne(the place) has some real fuckin expensive real-estate from the champagne(drink) racket.
      i could probably grow some grapes hydroponically in my closet, then ferment them into wine, and make that wine into sparkling wine.
      but i can't call it "champagne".
      they literally just trademarked a word, and that is all there is to it.

    • @saimanoharnidadavolu5710
      @saimanoharnidadavolu5710 4 года назад

      @@Thejigholeman this kinda handling of business brings most success to any brand

    • @kavinbaarathi2610
      @kavinbaarathi2610 4 года назад

      E

    • @PointNemo9
      @PointNemo9 4 года назад

      Then how about the fact that there are lower quality versions of champagne? Less than £30 for example

    • @beenaatlee8020
      @beenaatlee8020 3 года назад

      @@PointNemo9 different care?

  • @chichan9013
    @chichan9013 4 года назад +33

    Collecting Champagnes is really a cool hobby.

  • @LewisJohnsonIII
    @LewisJohnsonIII 2 года назад

    So, technically, its a issue of copyright? Hmmm. Love these videos.

  • @yakiebruno
    @yakiebruno 3 года назад

    Ive been there n went for champagne testing until drunk . Lol .. love champagne france 😊🙏🏼

  • @Trip2929
    @Trip2929 4 года назад +14

    On this episode of What’s in My Recommend Today....

  • @devyud5719
    @devyud5719 4 года назад +70

    Simple answer : Marketing

    • @devyud5719
      @devyud5719 3 года назад

      @bitterman co well , Australian wine industry is “huge” because of China. But the ausy government is in a useless/childish trump style fight with China now.. Good luck selling the ausy wine !

  • @Umstead2011
    @Umstead2011 2 года назад

    Wow only by hand ?!!❤

  • @TwistFIN
    @TwistFIN 3 года назад +4

    105 year old bottle of champagne made during the first world war : 116,000 dollars
    Cardboard with an angry dragon on it, oh and it shines (1st edition Charizard) : 300,000 dollars

  • @thejoyofchampagne6166
    @thejoyofchampagne6166 4 года назад +7

    You can get a detailed insight on the process of how Champagne is made in episode 2 and 3 of this channel.

  • @spencerwilton5831
    @spencerwilton5831 4 года назад +3

    You can get quality champagne in the UK for £15 a bottle, often less. Presumably proximity to France and no import duties make it significantly cheaper in the U.K. compared to the states.

    • @emmamemma4162
      @emmamemma4162 4 года назад +1

      True, and perhaps the smaller, less-well-known Champagne houses sell some of their wines to the UK.

  • @elliottreidy3252
    @elliottreidy3252 3 года назад

    Can anyone tell me what the song is at the very start, been tryin to find it for years!!

  • @snoopweed4208
    @snoopweed4208 2 года назад

    At 5:18 i legit heard "by the end of the grape war"

  • @a-10thunderbolt30
    @a-10thunderbolt30 4 года назад +15

    i have a test tmmrw and it’s 3 in the morning

  • @hishooo16
    @hishooo16 4 года назад +17

    I'm muslim, why am I even watching this lol but it was pretty insightful

  • @giorgiogazzola5972
    @giorgiogazzola5972 2 года назад

    Do a video on cognac

  • @sweets99tsts13
    @sweets99tsts13 2 года назад

    Yummy I love a good bottle of champagne. 1996 Dom Perignon Rose Gold Methuselah

  • @AlainBruno
    @AlainBruno 4 года назад +9

    I will stick to paying for grapes 😂

  • @mylifeisamememylifeispathe3140
    @mylifeisamememylifeispathe3140 4 года назад +18

    Mark up
    There you go I saved you time lol

  • @rudaughterofzion3903
    @rudaughterofzion3903 3 года назад

    May I know the name of those dark bluish type of grapes being harvested??

  • @AnandKumar-ym9yw
    @AnandKumar-ym9yw 3 года назад

    One documentry on comet edition 😍😍

  • @TheOneCleanHippy
    @TheOneCleanHippy 4 года назад +915

    So basically it's artificially expensive. Yep, sounds like the French.

    • @Oklyn91
      @Oklyn91 4 года назад +45

      Artificially ?
      Lol you don't know what you're talking about.. what a shame
      Have a little respect please, if you don't want don't buy it but don't blame the French for it. idiot.

    • @Oklyn91
      @Oklyn91 4 года назад +16

      @C Tac Lol You clearly don't know history don't you ?

    • @alexreeperbahn5709
      @alexreeperbahn5709 4 года назад

      Di softy

    • @alexreeperbahn5709
      @alexreeperbahn5709 4 года назад

      They hate spaniish

    • @gillesdupouy8357
      @gillesdupouy8357 4 года назад +24

      At least we have history

  • @adrianagflores5587
    @adrianagflores5587 4 года назад +53

    I’ll stick to my sparkling wine . I’m not paying extra for branding much less for prestige. I’m so ghetto I’ll drink it in a mason jar .

  • @Luis-zo5zv
    @Luis-zo5zv Год назад

    went to champagen france to learn about this and was blown away by everything

  • @orleandr9757
    @orleandr9757 3 года назад +19

    3:54 в голос орнул, когда эту дичь показали))))

    • @Antonioivse
      @Antonioivse 2 года назад

      А ты в курсе, что советское шампанское победило в закрытом тестировании во Франции и брало там золотые медали неоднократно? Победителей выявляли французкие сомелье из бутылок без этикетки.
      Французы были в шоке.
      Ты подучи, кстати, матчасть про советское шампанское. Много нового откроешь. Может и голова от дичи очистится.

    • @orleandr9757
      @orleandr9757 2 года назад

      @@Antonioivse А ты в курсе, что советское шампанское, не шампанское, а игристое вино? Давай так: ты с начала матчасть подучи, потом сдай мне экзамен и тогда мы с тобой поговорим у кого голова чище.

    • @Antonioivse
      @Antonioivse 2 года назад

      @@orleandr9757 я в курсе, что любое игристое, даже лучшего качества, чем из провинции Шампань, не могут называть шампанским. Та же история с коньяком. Шмурдяк третьего сорта из провинции Коньяк имеет право называться гордым именем коньяк, в отличии от достойных выдержанных напитков, которым не разрешают называться коньяками. И что, ты думаешь, что простой запрет жителей провинций Франции называть одинаковый продукт их названиями сможет удержать меня призвать тебя выучить матчасть о качестве советского "игристого вина", которое ты назвал дичью, не зная о нем ничего и строишь из себя умного. Главное это то, что внутри бутылки, а не на этикетке. И содержимое бутылки признали даже французы. А для тебя важнее, что написано на этикетке и из-за этого ты называешь дичью то, что признали даже сами французы из провинции Шампань. Сноб. Нос опусти.

    • @orleandr9757
      @orleandr9757 2 года назад

      @@Antonioivse Мне нравится как ты оправдываешься)

    • @Antonioivse
      @Antonioivse 2 года назад

      @@orleandr9757 а мне не нравятся неучи.

  • @sylviapark129
    @sylviapark129 4 года назад +3

    I'd liiiike the staaaay and taste my first champaaaagne ~

  • @49lucky
    @49lucky 4 года назад +3

    When I lived in Indiana on my 600 acre farm we planted several acres for champagne grapes. I've since sold the property I wonder how my grapes r doinf???

    • @skiepersonal
      @skiepersonal 4 года назад

      I wonder that as well

    • @jesst.354
      @jesst.354 4 года назад

      Champagne grapes? 🤣🤣🤣 What you have in United States is not Champagne, you won't ever be able to do that? Isn't enough clear for you that the only Champagne is made in the region that carries that name? Stupid people...

  • @rashad9014
    @rashad9014 3 года назад

    This the first time I know about product name restricted to one region!
    Next we might see Croissant produced outside France must be called something else
    I

  • @vincem4756
    @vincem4756 2 года назад +1

    I want champagne 🥂 🍾 now 🧐🥳
    Thank you France

  • @tzu-yuhuang5283
    @tzu-yuhuang5283 4 года назад +34

    we need a blind test of champagne and sparkling wine around the rest of the world.

    • @tzu-yuhuang5283
      @tzu-yuhuang5283 4 года назад

      @@WimKerstens thanks man

    • @seanbailey8545
      @seanbailey8545 4 года назад

      There have been and sparkling wines have come out ahead, it's the same with cheap v expensive wine. Most so called 'wine experts' can't tell the difference.

    • @WimKerstens
      @WimKerstens 4 года назад

      @@seanbailey8545 I'm certainly not a wine expert myself. I found this study from last year concerning that topic.
      theconversation.com/finding-the-right-wine-expert-to-help-you-select-your-next-bottle-112483

    • @ryanseow4494
      @ryanseow4494 4 года назад +2

      Sean Bailey price is dependent on supply and demand taste is decided by your mouth and nose and other senses so if a cheap wine taste great and expensive wine is bad that’s just what it is

    • @antoinemozart243
      @antoinemozart243 3 года назад +1

      And more than 90% will say the best is Champagne !! Hahahaha !

  • @KyrieRuwachHosanna
    @KyrieRuwachHosanna 3 года назад +13

    3:43 Wines from all over the world are produced the same way, just named different.

  • @loveusomuch2189
    @loveusomuch2189 Год назад

    If you looking for taste, not the image you can buy Cremant it is same method of producing but cheaper. Cremant de Burgogne is anologous to Champagne. Cremant de Loire actually first sparkling wine ever

  • @ngapham2827
    @ngapham2827 2 года назад

    Hope that I can try real Champagne in the future =)))