Hahabogus wrote:

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> > >any American champagnes you paraticularly like?
> >
> > There are no American Champagnes.
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> Champagnes can only be made in the Champagne district of France.
> All else is sparkling white wine.
>

Technically. It is a name thing, and French produces have gone to court
to protect the use of the word Champagne. There are lots of wineries who
make a sparkling white wine with the same grape varieties and the same
techniques, but they are legally prohibited from calling it or marketing
it as Champagne.