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Originally Posted by Bttc
In the US, I don't believe there's a legal distinction between sparkling wine and champagne, so they can call their sparkling wins "champagne" all day if they want to.
Actually, there is. With the exception of a few "grandfathered" American-made champagnes, only French champagne may be labeled as "champagne" in the U.S.:
http://vinepair.com/wine-blog/loopho...ampagne-legal/