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champagne
Champagne IS a region. The wine is named after it, and can only be produced there.
It is an area of France that was known as "The Champagne" long before the invention of the "bubbly". The wine was named after the region.
Reims was the capital of the Champagne province in the olden days. But in modern France, the capital of the Champagne region is the city of Chalons en Champagne
The sparkling wine champagne is masculine noun in French. The articles are "le" (the) and "un" (a). Ex/ Le champagne est un vin blanc pétillant ([the] champagne is a sparkling white wine. But: the wine is named after the region Champagne. The name of the region is a feminine noun, using the articles "la" and "une".
Largest champagne bottle size is a Melchizedek (30L) although Armand de Brignac Champagne have claimed they have the largest Champagne bottle size which is also 30L but instead they have named it the 'Midas'
The first champagne created. The drink is named after the creators wife..coco
It's not named after a person. It's named after the musical register where it plays.
Hornshark
The Champagne region in Northeast France is regarded as the best producers of champagne, and even is named after the drink. In many countries, the term 'champagne' is legally reserved only for the type of sne produced in that specific area of France.
The policeman in the musical "Les Miserables" is named Javert.
Black Velvet http://www.french-wine-regions.com/champagne-region.html Black Velvet http://www.french-wine-regions.com/champagne-region.html