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Have Mercy, It's the Ninth Day of Christmas!

Have Mercy, It's the Ninth Day of Christmas!

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Fredric Koeppel
Jan 02, 2012
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As is the case with the history of the Martini, the progress of Champagne has been from sweet to dry, which is why a Champagne termed Extra Sec ("extra dry") is actually sweeter, technically, than Brut ("raw"). Imbibers of bubbly in the 19th Century assumed that Champagne would be sweet, but gradually tastes changed -- dare one say, became more sophisti…

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