champagnes
Celebration bottle contents
Champagnes is the plural of champagne, the sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France.
The plural appears when distinguishing varieties or bottles: We sampled three different champagnes.
Lowercase champagne extends to any sparkling white wine, though purists insist only the French product deserves the name.
Carbonated fermented grape beverage
- brutUnsweetened sparkling wine designation
- cuvéeSelected wine batch
- blanc de blancsWhite-from-whites wine
- vintageQuality from past eras
non-vintage · demi-sec · grand cru · méthode champenoise · dosage · disgorgement · assemblage · liqueur
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- New YearJanuary first celebration
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
promotion · anniversary · victory · launch · gala · reception · milestone · achievement
Reputation commanding admiration
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- exclusivityState of being limited
premium · elite · refined · sophistication · decadence · splurge · high-end · connoisseur
French coronation site
- chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
- pinot noirRed wine variety
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
- harvestGathering mature crops
Legendary French bubbly
sparkling wine
Carbonated fermented grape beverage
- brutUnsweetened sparkling wine designation
- cuvéeSelected wine batch
- blanc de blancsWhite-from-whites wine
vintage · non-vintage · demi-sec · grand cru · méthode champenoise · dosage · disgorgement · assemblage · liqueur · mousse
toast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- New YearJanuary first celebration
- christeningCeremony naming a child
graduation · promotion · anniversary · victory · launch · gala · reception · milestone · achievement · black tie
prestige
Reputation commanding admiration
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- indulgenceYielding to desire
exclusivity · premium · elite · refined · sophistication · decadence · splurge · high-end · connoisseur · sommelier
Reims
French coronation site
- chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
- pinot noirRed wine variety
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
Dom Pérignon
Legendary French bubbly
- champagne flutesTall narrow wine glasses
- champagne toastCelebratory drink with wishes
- champagne glassesStemware for sparkling wine
- champagne corkSparkling wine stopper
- champagne bubbles
- champagne brunchMorning meal with sparkling wine