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What is the difference between Sparkling Wine and Champagne? Are they essentially the same?

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What is the difference between Sparkling Wine and Champagne? Are they essentially the same?

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Many wine makers produce champagnes-wines by the Méthode Champenoise. Some California wine makers do make wines by this method and by law and agreement are allowed to call their wines Champagne. One such producer is Korbel. What is Méthode Champenoise? http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/viticulture/4… http://www.champagne.us/index.cfm?pageNa… http://www.chow.com/stories/10544 If I ever locate the article about the exceptions to the labelling I will post it.