France: Champagne Demand Forces a Bigger Vineyard »

The Institut National des Appellations d'Origine, or I.N.A.O., the official body that determines France's wine laws, has decided to expand the country's Champagne-producing region to meet growing worldwide demand. A century-old law has restricted Champagne production to just 370 villages in northeastern France, but with demand soaring largely becau

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