Comments on: Bubble Trouble: The Not-So-Sweet History of Champagne http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21304 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:01:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: shirleyfeeney http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21304/comment-page-1#comment-268020 shirleyfeeney Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:38:42 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=21304#comment-268020 sipping a glass of Dom while reading this! Happy New Year! sipping a glass of Dom while reading this!

Happy New Year!

]]> By: Jason English http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21304/comment-page-1#comment-267627 Jason English Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:18:38 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=21304#comment-267627 Thanks for coming to our defense, Kristen and JRS. But Jim has a point. I should have made sure those stats were updated (or taken out) before posting. When we run this again on New Year's Eve 2014, I'll make sure it's up to date. Happy New Year! Thanks for coming to our defense, Kristen and JRS. But Jim has a point. I should have made sure those stats were updated (or taken out) before posting. When we run this again on New Year’s Eve 2014, I’ll make sure it’s up to date.

Happy New Year!

]]> By: JRS http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21304/comment-page-1#comment-267615 JRS Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:57:07 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=21304#comment-267615 Jim, The article clearly states that this was originally published in 2007. Jim,

The article clearly states that this was originally published in 2007.

]]> By: Kristen http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21304/comment-page-1#comment-267606 Kristen Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:29:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=21304#comment-267606 Jim, you will notice that at the end of the article it mentions that the article originally appeared in the Jan-Feb 2007 magazine. Obviously with the global recession sales have decreased but at the time the article was written, the facts were correct. Great article, thanks for the info on one of my favorite weekend drinks happy new year all! Jim, you will notice that at the end of the article it mentions that the article originally appeared in the Jan-Feb 2007 magazine. Obviously with the global recession sales have decreased but at the time the article was written, the facts were correct.

Great article, thanks for the info on one of my favorite weekend drinks

happy new year all!

]]> By: Jim http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21304/comment-page-1#comment-267538 Jim Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:18:51 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=21304#comment-267538 "Today, the champagne business in Champagne is as strong as ever." There was more than a 40% decrease of champagne exported to the United States in 2009. United States is the second largest importer of champagne in the world. UK is first. French exporters are struggling to regain their foothold in the competitive market with sparkling wines whose prices are keeping Americans buying domistic. Sales of some champagne were down 50% to 90%. “Today, the champagne business in Champagne is as strong as ever.”

There was more than a 40% decrease of champagne exported to the United States in 2009. United States is the second largest importer of champagne in the world. UK is first.

French exporters are struggling to regain their foothold in the competitive market with sparkling wines whose prices are keeping Americans buying domistic.

Sales of some champagne were down 50% to 90%.

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