Talk:Champagne

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" The United States bans the use of all new U.S.-produced wine brands. " From my reading of the reference give, this is not the case. Given the convoluted language of the regulations, I will not change this sentence, but I hope someone more knowledgeable in the language of alcohol and law could check and, at least, reformulate this sentence. 2600:6C67:1C00:5F7E:51E1:B692:C2D9:D61E (talk) 19:43, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Serving: poorly sourced nonsense-statement

From this section: "When it comes to the coupe glass, with its short stem and shallow, wide-brimmed bowl, the only possible glass hold is by the bowl. The top-heavy nature of the glass makes holding by the base or stem impossible, while the large diameter of the top makes grabbing the glass by the rim difficult."

This is sourced to a blog (a definite "no" there!), and is ridiculous on the face - anyone who has handled a coupe glass can easily conclude that holding it by either the stem or the base poses no problems whatsoever, especially considering the minute weight. This absurd claim has to go! 213.184.113.113 (talk) 13:03, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Madame Clicquot

No mention? Why? Solvej.Vorster (talk) 11:49, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

English origins of Champagne

The English origin of Champagne from Christopher Merret of predates the French claim this is supported by two U.K sources and French winemaker Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger|.

Some 35 years earlier in 1662, an Englishman, Christopher Merret, delivered a paper to the newly-formed Royal Society revealing how to add sugar to a finished wine to create a secondary fermentation in the bottle.

— Adam Smith Institute, [Champagne - invented by an Englishman]

In a paper presented to the newly formed Royal Society, Merrett described how English winemakers had been adding sugar to wines to give them a refreshing, bubbly quality - 30 years before a monk in France's Champagne region.

— British Broadcasting Company, [Did the English invent bubbly before Dom Perignon?]

Taittinger, a self-confessed anglophile and CEO of the eponymous Champagne house, waded into the long-running debate over the origins of France’s premier sparkling wine during a video interview with Le Figaro newspaper.

Prompted by the interviewer, Taittinger agreed that the English had invented Champagne, albeit unwittingly. ‘They created Champagne…because of a mistake,’ he said.

— Decanter (magazine), [Taittinger chief says English ‘invented’ Champagne by mistake ]

ChefBear01 (talk) 20:21, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

@ChefBear01 Hello! I think you should actually read the article to understand why the English couldn't have invented Champagne. Not all sparkling wine is Champagne. You could have invented sparkling wine in 9000 B.C., that doesn't mean you have invented Champagne. Esteban Outeiral Dias (talk) 17:58, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

INAO Expansion?

The article says "A final decision is not expected until 2023 or 2024." referring to the potential expansion of the Champagne region. Does anyone have any sources on how this turned out/is going? Couldn't find any myself ^Dr.Meepster(<chat> • <userboxes> • <reply>) 17:25, 13 May 2026 (UTC)