fine champagne

noun

fine cham·​pagne

fēnshäⁿpȧnʸ

: a French brandy designated by French law as one distilled from wine made from grapes grown in the vineyards Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne in Charente department, France

called also grande champagne

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French

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