I just saw an ad for Korbel and they touted it as California Champagne.
I thought that France had fought that sort of thing.

In article >,
Leo Bueno > wrote:

> The US Code of Federal Regulation [27 CFR 4.21(b)(2)] seems to define
> what bottles may be labeled as "Champagne" as follows:
>
> "Champagne is a type of sparkling light wine which derives its
> effervescence solely from the secondary fermentation of the wine
> within glass containers of not greater than one gallon capacity, and
> which possesses the taste, aroma, and other characteristics attributed
> to champagne as made in the champagne district of France."
>
> Does this mean that large bottles made in Champagne using the
> traditional method *cannot* be labeled "Champagne" in the US?
>
> Conversely, note that *transfer* method products apparently *can* be
> labeled "Champagne", since they fit the definition.
>
> What gives?
>
> FYI, you can search the US CFR here
> http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
>
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