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It is the name of a winery in California. Though they produce, among other things, sparkling wines they are not champagne.
Yes. Actually there is often more than in other wines.
Champagne is a sparkling wine that takes its name from the region that it is from. Champagne only comes from this region in France, and shares similar qualities to other wines.
Champaign is from the (county/region/area) of France that is named "Champaign". Anything else is sparkling wine, bubbling wine, or some other name. However, sparkling wines are commonly referred to as champagne. In blind taste tests many people prefer other sparkling wines to Champagne.
Champagne is the region in France where the grapes grow and the sparkling wine called Champagne is produced. Only wine from Champagne grapes should be called Champagne. However, many other sparkling wines from California, other Regions in France, Spain, Italy, Australia are deliciously bubbly. Try them out, and enjoy the "Bubbly" at any occasion The term Champagne is like Kleenex (for a tissue) or Jello (for another brand of Gelatin). I'm sure others can come up with numerous examples, and only the true wine snob will correct you if you refer to your California Brut bubbly as Champagne.
Use cava or any of the large number of excellent sparkling wines. You should know that in blind taste tests, many people prefer other bubbly wines over Champagne.
Use cava or any of the large number of excellent sparkling wines. You should know that in blind taste tests, many people prefer other bubbly wines over Champagne.
France
A moderately priced Champagne can be fairly expensive. However, in blind taste tests, most people can't tell the difference between Champagne and much less expensive sparkling wines from other countries. In fact, in blind taste tests, many people prefer non-Champagne sparkling wines.
wine wines from Alsace (the region borduring Germany) are well-known, but so are white wines from other areas (Sancerre, Champagne...)
They are all sparkling wines.
No, Champagne is Champagne. The word 'mousseux is used for sparkling wines of lesser quality.