I thought champagne referred to wine from the Champagne region of France.
It’s interesting, the use of the word “champagne” is somewhat controversial. I believe that it used to be that you could call carbonated wine “champagne” if it were prepared in the Champagne style. According to Wikipedia, they changed the law in 2006 but grandfathered wines which were sold before then.
Anyway, this is a bit of a side issue. If you don’t want to call it “champagne,” you can call it “sparkling wine” and the same argument applies.
I thought champagne referred to wine from the Champagne region of France.
It’s interesting, the use of the word “champagne” is somewhat controversial. I believe that it used to be that you could call carbonated wine “champagne” if it were prepared in the Champagne style. According to Wikipedia, they changed the law in 2006 but grandfathered wines which were sold before then.
Anyway, this is a bit of a side issue. If you don’t want to call it “champagne,” you can call it “sparkling wine” and the same argument applies.