Champagne

Champagne is a wine region in northeastern France. Once a key medieval French county shaped by the Marne River valley, the Champagne region is now synonymous with its sparkling wines made using the traditional method (methode traditionelle) – and a glittering line up of names including Dom Pérignon, Krug, Moet & Chandon and Veuve Clicquot. Legally, sparkling wine can only be classified as Champagne if it comes from this wine region, which was given an AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée) in 1936.