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  champagne

  noun

  the sparkling, dry, white table wine from the region of Champagne in France.
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  Champagne

  noun

  a region and former province in NE France.

champagne

¹ American  

[sham-peyn] / ʃæmˈpeɪn /

noun

• champagnes
  plural

1. (initial capital letter) the sparkling, dry, white table wine from the region of Champagne in France.

2. a similar sparkling wine produced elsewhere.

3. (formerly) the nonsparkling, dry, white table wine produced in the region of Champagne in France.

4. a very pale yellow or greenish-yellow color.

5. anything considered the best or luxurious.

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adjective

1. having the color of champagne.

2. luxurious or expensive.

   champagne tastes.

Champagne ² American  

[sham-peyn, shahn-pan-y^uh] / ʃæmˈpeɪn, ʃɑ̃ˈpan jə /

noun

1. a region and former province in NE France.

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champagne British  

/ ʃæmˈpeɪn /

noun

1. (sometimes capital) a white sparkling wine produced around Reims and Epernay, France

2. (loosely) any effervescent white wine

3. 1. a colour varying from a pale orange-yellow to a greyish-yellow

   2. ( as adjective )

      a champagne carpet

4. (modifier) denoting a luxurious lifestyle

   a champagne capitalist

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• champagnes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of champagne

First recorded in 1655–65; after Champagne

Explanation

Champagne is a bubbly white wine that people often drink to celebrate happy occasions. When you pull the cork out of a bottle of champagne, it makes a loud pop. Traditionally, the sparkling wine known as champagne came from a specific region of France and was made from certain grapes grown there. Some people now call any sparkling wine champagne, but most champagnes are made following certain rules and traditions. A champagne glass is called a flute, and it's tall and narrow with a long stem. The word champagne is short for vin de Champagne, "wine made in Champagne."

Example Sentences

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French authorities have allowed champagne houses to make their bubbly with alcohol content of up to 15 percent, a historic first for a wine usually limited to 13 percent.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

I remember they sat us down in their production office, and we had champagne, and they gave us each our character arcs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Lacking champagne for the occasion, they poured orange soda on owner-coach-player Herm “Red” Klotz’s head.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

Jack had reached for a vol-au-vent, swallowed it whole in one bite, rinsed it down with a glass of champagne and seized center stage all in one action.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

“It’s delightful for the community!” said Chuchi, taking a long sip from her champagne flute.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

France's Champagne region also saw its earliest-ever harvest due to the weather, something that could become the norm "in 10 to 15 years" because of climate change, according to the Comite Champagne industry association.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The first grapes were cut in early August and the harvest expanded by the middle of the month, "the earliest ever recorded in Champagne", the association said.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

In June, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne slapped a 10% tariff on imported canned vegetables although certain products from the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Champagne added that the smaller grouping, of which both Canada and the United States are also a part, will continue being firm in its support for Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Champagne bubbles over my fingers, and I laugh.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"If they do, I have no choice but to charge a 100 percent tariff on all champagnes and all wines coming out of France," he was quoted as saying.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

This is led by France's champagnes, where the vast majority of those produced have always been non-vintage.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025

According to The American Menu archives, a 1903 Café Martin menu advertised 69 champagnes; it was aggressively promoted at late-night suppers and celebrations.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2022

Cristal's 2012 and 2013 champagnes were the most-traded bottles of the year overall, LiveTrade said, followed by leading fine wine, the 6,450-a-bottle Lafite Rothschild 2014.

From Reuters ● Dec. 24, 2021

Yet, strangely enough, however eager for inspiration I might lounge about its red upholstery, however ardently aglow for inspiration I might drink expensive champagnes there, yet the supreme, immense, all-liberating thought did not come.

From The Indian Lily and Other Stories by Ludwig Lewisohn

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