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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 :
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World Encyclopedia of Champagne by
Tom Stevenson
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