Why Californiaflag gota bear & a star on the flag?
California Bear Flag Revolt at Sonoma Plaza?
In 1836, the Texan peopleconfronted the MexicanArmy in Alamo-San Antonio.
The Battle of the Alamo was violent and ended in the independenceof Texas from Mexico.
California as all southwest USStateswas also under the Mexican Authority who gained their independence from Spain back in 1821.
In 1846, Californian soldiers led by General Fremontled a revolt from San Franciscoagainst the headquarter of the Mexican General Vallejo in Sonoma Valley. This revolt is known as the Bear Revolt which explains why the bear is represented in California flag.
But why the star is represented in Californiaflag?
As youmay know, Texas isknown as the Lone Star State! California bear revolt was
Was some how a copy of the Texan revolt. That explains why the star is represented on California Flag. However, California Bear Revolt that took place in Sonoma Valley down town, was a peaceful one.No bloodshed ! no violence .Both Mexicans and Americans came to an agreementaccording to which the Mexicans surrendered and California Republic was born in June,4,1846.LEARN MORE NOW...
Champagne was first introduced to the wine industry by France. Champagnebecame to be known as Champagne back in early 17th Century. It was named champagne after a French wine growing region known as Champagne where it wasfirst discovered anddeveloped.
The history of Champagne dates back before the 17th centurybut hasnever been developedbefore the 17th Century. It was in Reims , the Royal City of French monarchs and the Capital of the Champagne wine growing region wherea monk at the Abbey of Hautvillers ,near the city of Reims discoveredChampagne for the first time.
Dom Pierre Pérignon ( 1638-1715) was a French Benedictine monk who livedin a wine growing region dominated by classic red wines. One day, Dom Pierre Pérignon was in the process offermentation of his winesbefore bottling and corking these new bottles, but for somereason he didn’t processthe fermentation properly and left in the wine caves.
Few months later and after a winter , Pérignon’sfermentation that remained dormant,began reactingto springs and gradual warming temperature , thus the fermented wine of the monk start producing carbon dioxide that was trapped in the bottles. This chemical reaction doubled the pressure inside the bottles and caused the explosion of these bottles of wines within the caves.
One morning, the French Benedictine Monk, Dom Pérignon, was surprised when heopened his wine cave and found out!The monk gathered other monks and opened one bottles that resisted the pressure and didn’t expose. That’s how the monks found out &realizedthat theyaccidentally came up with the new era of Champagne that will dominate the world wine industry for long time to come, without even knowing anything about wine and bubbles!
Thus, Champagne was born andnamed after the wine region where it was first discovered. Today Möet & Chandon (not to confuse with Chandonin Napa Valley)is a Champagne varietalnamed in honor of the French Benedictine Monk,Dom Pérignon. As you travel on State Highway 4 that runs between Paris and Reins, you can see his statue on the highway and a bronze statute was also erected withinMöet & Chandon winery in Epernay, France.
Why we call it sparkling wine in North America?
Unlike the USA, French veticulutralcodes are applied on winelabeling calling the wine Varietals after thewine region where wine is made. This is known as Appellation d'origine contrôlée (term as a designation of origin).
Champagne is not an exception to that verticulturalregulations , it was named after the Champagne growing region where it was first discovered , in early 17th century.
the European Union and many other countries accepted to legally protect theChampagne as a trademarked exclusive to French Champagne label in theTreaty of Versailles that followed theWorld War Iand reaffirmed this legal exclusivity banning other countriesfrom using it.
Few countries including the USA didn’t sign thisparticular chapter of this treaty
Exclusivity.However, the USAhas finally acknowledged in 2006the legality andexclusive productionof the Champagneto Franceleaving some flexibilityto those American wineries who labeled theirwinescalling it champagnebefore 2006. Instead, the wine in North America andsome other countries is called Sparkling wine ormethod champinoise as some still do in California! Where? Learn more now:
