What is Cristal?
Cristal is a sparkling wine made by the Champagne house Louis Roederer and it comes from Champagne, France. It’s composed of two different grapes: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – usually about 45% Chardonnay and 55% Pinot Noir, but that can change depending on the year and the quality of each grape. Even though Pinot Noir is a black grape and is usually used to make a red wine, the juice is clear. When they don’t let the juice touch the skin of the grape you end up with a clear (or light gold) colored wine like most Champagne. What makes Cristal so high quality? The first thing has to do with how long Champagne Louis Roederer has been making Champagne. If you look at the bottle of Cristal on the back label it states that it was founded in 1776. They’ve been making Champagne for as long as the U.S. has been a country. And in that time period they’ve undoubtedly picked up quite a few tricks and secrets, and figured out what they’re really doing. Cristal has only been made since 1876. It was
