French border police destroyed nearly 35,000 bottles of the orange drink that were initially seized in October 2021, after customs saw the “Couronne Fruit Champagne” label on the bottles.

I’m buying champagne in Champagne. Jean-Michel, the owner of the Aux Crieurs de Vin shop and bistro in Troyes, is helping me select a bottle. He stands before me in a navy blue apron, holds a ...

May 26, 2023 French Police Destroyed 35,000 Fake Champagne Bottles Because They Broke Naming Rules France takes these things very seriously.

French fries and Champagne are the high-brow, low-brow pairings you never knew you needed in your life — like potato chips and caviar. Salt and fat from potatoes. Acidity of Champagne.

BRUSSELS — The guardians of Champagne will let no one take the name of the bubbly beverage in vain, not even a U.S. beer behemoth. For years, Miller High Life has used the “Champagne of Beers ...

From Crémants to vins mousseux, French sparkling wines by names other than Champagne are worth getting to know. We found some excellent bubblies—not to mention very good values.