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Champagne
France's northernmost wine region, and its most famous. The cool climate yields highly acidic grapes: a flaw elsewhere, an essential condition here. A second fermentation in bottle creates the bubbles, and long ageing on laths brings notes of brioche and toasted almond.
On a table or a shelf, the shape alone often gives away the region.
- BordeauxBordeaux, South-West
- BurgundyBurgundy, Rhône, Loire
- FluteAlsace
- ChampagneChampagne, crémants
- ProvenceProvence, Corsica
- Signature grape varieties
- Chardonnay, pinot noir, meunier
- Styles produced
- Sparkling whites and rosés
- At the table
- Oysters, fried food, chicken in cream sauce, and well beyond the aperitif.