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Champagne is one of the most well known wines in the world. Champagne is definitely a festive wine.

The champagne region spreads in the North East of France, around the cities of Reims and Epernay.

There are basically 3 different areas in the Champagne wine region :

- Montagne de Reims

- Côte des Blancs

- Marne Valley

The most basic information on the wine of Champagne are :

Location:	East of Paris, and West of Alsace Champagne region information
Size:	25,000 km2 (size of the Champagne Ardennes region)
Size of the vineyards:	35,000 hectares (85,000 acres)
Grapes in Champagne:	Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
Production:	250 million bottles Champagne wine making
Type of Wine:	Sparkling wine
Champagne and food:	Oysters, Caviar, Foie gras, Smoked Salmon Champagne and food

Read more about Champagne with Amazon.com :
- World Encyclopedia of Champagne by Tom Stevenson

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