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Locals fear Champagne expansion would lead to price hike

Fortunes may be won and lost under the proposed changes to the prestigious grape-growing area

French property watch: Marne offers proximity to Paris and champagne

House prices are high in Reims but bargains can be found elsewhere in the north-eastern department

Prosecco gains ground as Champagne sales drop by 20% in France

Shoppers are swerving the more-expensive drink for less-costly alternatives, figures show

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Drugs, sex…and a dead cat? Plot thickens in French senator MP case

The senator has denied all charges after an MP claimed she began to feel unwell at his home after drinking a glass of Champagne

Grape picking begins in Champagne amid growing shortage of workers

Vignerons are turning to workers from abroad due to a lack of local pickers

Winemaker accused of selling 1.8 million bottles of fake champagne

Carbonated gas was added to wine from Spain and the Ardèche and sold as champagne in supermarkets, claim a former and a current employee

French sparkling wines to rival Champagne on price and taste

Why not opt for a Crémant this Christmas? We talk to a fizz producer in Burgundy about making wine for savvy consumers

Champagne bottles in France may soon be wrapped in eco-friendly paper

The new bottle wraps will replace aluminium for some bottles from 2023, especially those made by organic producers, after development from a Champagne union

Moët & Chandon recalled in France over potential ecstasy contamination

An investigation has been opened into the ‘criminal’ affair, which relates mostly to bottles sold online

French Champagne’s record €5.5bn year is ‘victory for good living’

Industry expert says that 2021 sales are likely to be the ‘best ever year for Champagne’ – a marked improvement after the sector was badly hit during the first lockdown in 2020

France’s champagne vines hit by mildew but Covid stock stops shortages

Some champagne grape growers face losing half their crop due to this year’s exceptionally wet conditions, coming after spring frosts.

French champagne makers call for Russia boycott over new wine law

Trade body demands European action after Vladimir Putin signs law restricting use of the ‘champagne’ label to Russian sparkling wines

Only Russian fizz can carry Champagne name, says Putin

New law means French winemakers must use the term ‘sparkling wine’ on products sold in Russia

Champagne wins fight against Swiss commune of Champagne’s wine name

The legal proceedings over the name of a locally produced wine in Switzerland had been ongoing for over 20 years

Inventors remembered in the museums of France

The Connexion dons its thinking cap and tours the country in search of a Eureka! moment in museums and houses dedicated to the memory of great inventions and the minds that made them

Mumm’s the word for bubbly in space

Champagne Mumm has made bubbly for the first space tourists.

Bottles of 19th century Champagne dug up in the Marne

Bottles of Champagne from the 19th century have been uncovered in the historic cellars of the Maison Pol Roger house, in Épernay (Marne), after over 100 years underground.

Champagne fizzes to new records

An unofficial barometer of the state of the French economy hints that the future may be bright

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Language notes on the French art of drinking

Champagne

Locals fear Champagne expansion would lead to price hike

French property watch: Marne offers proximity to Paris and champagne

Prosecco gains ground as Champagne sales drop by 20% in France

Drugs, sex…and a dead cat? Plot thickens in French senator MP case

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