RichD wrote:
> I see 'champagne grapes' at the grocery occasionally.
> They sure are sweet.
>
> But where does the name come from?
> Champagne is brewed from pinot noir, is it not?

Nope. Champagne is made (not brewed) from grapes which
grow in the Champagne.

Part of them are pinot grapes, part of them are other sorts.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner