Champagne

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appellation d’origine contrôlée wine region

Champagne is a renowned wine-producing region in northeastern France famous for its sparkling wines made primarily from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grapes.

Aliases (5)

Champagne (as a wine PDO under EU rules) ×1
Champagne houses ×1
Champagne wine region ×1
Champagne winegrowers ×1
Moët & Chandon ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	appellation d’origine contrôlée → wine region →
agingRequirementOnLees	minimum 15 months for non-vintage → minimum 36 months for vintage →
associatedWith	celebrations →
climate	cool continental climate →
country	France →
exportMarket	Japan → United Kingdom → United States →
famousFor	sparkling wine →
fermentationMethod	méthode champenoise → traditional method →
globalReputation	luxury wine →
grapeColor	black grapes → white grapes →
historicalSignificance	site of early development of sparkling wine techniques →
legalNote	term “Champagne” reserved for wines from Champagne AOC →
legalProtection	protected designation of origin →
locatedIn	Grand Est region → northeastern France →
majorCity	Reims → Épernay →
partOf	historical province of Champagne →
pressingRegulation	limited juice extraction per kilogram of grapes →
primaryGrapeVariety	Chardonnay → Pinot Meunier → Pinot Noir →
regulatingBody	Comité Champagne →
secondaryFermentation	in bottle →
soilType	chalk → limestone → marl →
subRegion	Côte de Sézanne → Côte des Bar → Côte des Blancs → Montagne de Reims → Vallée de la Marne →
typicalDosageCategories	Brut → Brut Nature → Demi-Sec → Doux → Extra Brut → Extra Dry → Sec →
viticulturalPractice	hand harvesting required →
wineStyle	sparkling rosé wine → sparkling white wine →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Claude Nicolas Ledoux → Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve →	birthPlace
Pinot Noir → Pinot family →	notableRegion
Comité Champagne ("Champagne winegrowers") → Comité Champagne ("Champagne houses") →	represents
Bernard Arnault ("Moët & Chandon") →	businessInterest
Weisser Clevner →	cultivationRegion
Protected Designation of Origin ("Champagne (as a wine PDO under EU rules)") →	exampleOfProduct
Coffee and Cigarettes →	hasVignette
Grand Est ("Champagne wine region") →	hasWineRegion
Troyes →	historicalRegion
Aube →	historicRegion
Reims Cathedral →	locatedInHistoricalProvince
Abraham de Moivre →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Massacre of Vassy →	location
Denis Diderot →	placeOfBirth
Chardonnay →	primaryRegion
Pinot Meunier →	regionOfSignificance
Côte des Blancs →	subregionOf