One of the five greatest pleasures of being a “Champagne” person is discovering a new Champagne and a new chef de cave. The second is discovering more than several. And the third, discovering “Champagne” is not all old maisons such as Ruinart (1729), Moet & Chandon (1743), Lanson (1760), Delamotte (1760) Veuve-Clicquot (1772), Louis Roederer (1776) and Jeans-come-latelies like Dom Perignon, Bollinger, Taittinger and “autres grande marques.” The fourth one is discovering that you don’t always have to spell champagne with a small “c” or have to surround it with inverted commas  when you speak about it. The fifth is finding a Champagne which isn’t from France but one you can still call Champagne. And don’t have to italicize. In other words, American champagne.

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