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champagne
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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cham·pagne
/ shamˈpān/
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n.
a white sparkling wine associated with celebration and regarded as a symbol of luxury, typically that made in the Champagne region of France.
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a pale cream or straw color.
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Champagnes form happy marriage with many foods. (restaurant marketing)
Magazine article from: Restaurants & Institutions; 9/18/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...tastes of the champagne varieties now...determine how to pair champagnes with food. Dry...lightly acidic champagne with sashimi; the fuller, sweeter champagnes stand up to the...rice. Again, champagne will stand up...
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Vintage Champagnes kick off the new year in style.(4000 Champagnes)(Book Review)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 12/30/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...book, "4000 Champagnes" (Flammarion...proves. "(Champagne) can be an...comes from the Champagne region of France. Most Champagnes, most sparkling...FROM VINTAGE CHAMPAGNES An opportunity...pricey vintage Champagne doesn't come...
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Champagne The biz behind the fizz
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 12/26/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...the aging process. Champagne is derived exclusively...different kinds of champagnes, with various types...process, enabling champagne producers to make champagnes that can keep for years. Champagne's effervescence occurs...
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Champagne.... (debate on whether champagne should be marketed as "sparkling wine")(includes related article)
Magazine article from: Wines & Vines; 12/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...calling his product champagne are as follows: "With today's champagne making technology, high quality champagnes of consistent quality...consumer perception of champagne. And he repeated that "fine champagnes of equivalent quality...
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Champagne Hotline Launched for Thanksgiving & Holiday Festivities; Office of Champagne, USA Ready to Assist Holiday Planning With http://www.champagnehotline.com.
PR Newswire; 11/16/2004; 700+ words
; ...now there is a hotline to assist with your Champagne selection as well. The Office of Champagne, USA's http://www.champagnehotline...how to store, chill, and pair the perfect Champagne for your Thanksgiving dinner and all your...
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Tesco champagne beats vintage names
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 12/5/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...more expensive champagnes and even came out...s own vintage champagne. Described as...The big-name champagnes came quite a long...ranking reports. Champagne Mumm Cordon Rouge...Moet & Chandon Champagne Brut Imperial...Although the cheaper champagnes fared well in the...
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Champagne Shipments to U.S. Increase for Third Consecutive Year; More Than 20 Million Bottles Shipped in 2004, an Increase of Six Percent.
PR Newswire; 2/25/2005; 678 words
; ...25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Office of Champagne, USA announced today that 20,257,824 bottles of Champagne were shipped to the US in 2004, an increase...the third consecutive year of growth in Champagne shipments to the U.S. "This year...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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CHAMPAGNE WISHES
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 5/4/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...reasonably priced French champagnes, usually runs...bottle of vintage champagne costs between...and the various champagne houses painstakingly...locations around Champagne, to produce their wines. Some champagnes, known as non...
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"Champagne" on trial.
Magazine article from: Wines & Vines; 12/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...throughout England a wine labeled "Spanish Champagne." This was the first time any widespread...been made to market, under the name Champagne, any sparkling wine not produced in...province of that name. Twelve French Champagne producers (1) brought charges that...
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Champagne Bureau Offers Tips for a Sparkling Valentine's Day!
Business Wire; 2/4/2000; 700+ words
; ...increasingly broad range of Champagne wines from producers...Choices include: Brut Champagnes (Brut is the driest...our website at www.Champagnes.com or call us at 800-64-CHAMPagnes. The Champagne Wines Information Bureau...
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Champagne
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Champagne Background Champagne is the ultimate celebratory drink. It is used to toast newlyweds...natural by-product of the double fermentation process unique to champagne. Today, fine champagne is considered a mark of sophistication...
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champagne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
champagne , sparkling white wine made from grapes grown in the old French province of Champagne. The best champagne is from that part of the Marne valley whose apex is Reims, the center of the industry. Champagne was reputedly developed by a...
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Champagne-Marne Operation
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
CHAMPAGNE-MARNE OPERATION CHAMPAGNE-MARNE OPERATION (15 – 18 July 1918). In an effort to improve supply lines and distract the British from another offensive in Flanders during World War I, the German First, Seventh, and Third...
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Châlons-en-Champagne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Châlons-en-Champagne , formerly Châlons-sur-Marne , city (1990 pop. 51,533), capital of Marne dept., NE France, in Champagne, on the Marne River. It is a commercial and industrial center. Among its manufactures...
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Champagne Charlie
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Champagne Charlie, see LEYBOURNE .
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