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3rd Day of Christmas: The Royal Family's Champagne

3rd Day of Christmas: The Royal Family's Champagne

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Fredric Koeppel
Dec 27, 2010
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Technically, and actually legally, the bubbly stuff that's made in the Champagne region of north-central France is Champagne, and everything else is sparkling wine. The French government frowns upon other countries trespassing upon this sacred name, and the United States of America has signed a trade agreement with France that forbids the use of the nam…

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