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Champagne name
What’s in a name? In the case of Champagne, a bubbly brouhaha.
By international agreement, Champagne is produced exclusively in France’s 70,000-acre Champagne region using one specific method—méthode champenoise.
Only France? Aren’t there American champagnes?
By quirk of U.S. law, some American winemakers describe their sparkling wine as “champagne.”
Champagne Henriot chateau
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