Fine Champagne

[ French feen shahn-pan-yuh ]
/ French fin ʃɑ̃ˈpan yə /

noun

a high-quality cognac distilled from grapes grown in the Grande Champagne or Petite Champagne vineyards of western France.

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Origin of Fine Champagne

Borrowed into English from French around 1865–70
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