Talk:Sparkling wine

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I agree with merging all forms of sparkling wines, Champagne semi-sparkling --Wedwardes 22:19, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

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A dictionary reference has little bearing to validity. Champagne is from Champagne in NE France just as Microsoft products come from Microsoft. Other Sparkling wines are Sparkling Wines and non Misrosoft Software is Software.

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Champagne can be and is used to refer to any sparkling wine. So, I am reverting. Here's two dictionaries that support me:

Champagne

    A light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the
    province of Champagne, in France.
    [1913 Webster]
 
    Note: Champagne properly includes several kinds not only of
          sparkling but of still wines; but in America the term
          is usually restricted to wines which effervesce.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]:

 champagne
      n 1: a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or
           resembling that produced there [syn: {bubbly}]

Novalis 22:15, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] non-word

what the f... ist "Price Chamfiction II."??? -- Kku 15:39, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merges

I've started the merge of the regional style into this article. TONS of work still need to be done to improve the format and prose of the article. I will be working on this article throughout the week with the hope of getting it to GA quality. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 02:44, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] England

I think the opening para should be a little less surprised about English wine - we had quite major vineyards during Roman times, so that para could be cleaned up. OTOH, some English fizz is now world class and deserves its own section in this article eg :

Best non-Champagne fizz at IWC : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/21/nwine21.xml (and a second wine got gold) "In blind tests, Nyetimber Classic Cuvée is regularly rated more highly than leading champagnes" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/28/nwine28.xml "I would prefer Nyetimber to all but the best champagnes" http://decanter.com/news/46424.html 'We have a patch of soil the Champenois would kill for,'

The Champenois had a bit of a Paris 76 moment with a blind tasting at which Nyetimber won, I'll see if I can dig up a reference FlagSteward 00:27, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree that England merits it own section. Feel free to add it. I was planning to myself once I have the free time. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 03:03, 6 April 2007 (UTC)