variants
or less commonly Champagne
1
: a white sparkling wine made in the old province of Champagne, France
also
: a similar wine made elsewhere
2
: a pale orange yellow to light grayish-yellowish brown
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Tory Johnson, ABC News, 18 May 2026
Le Parc’s two Michelin stars reflect a kitchen based on high-quality ingredients and seasonality, with the property reporting a cellar of more than 72,000 bottles, including nearly 1,000 champagnes from nearby vineyards.
—William Jones, USA Today, 18 May 2026
One photo in the carousel showed a series of polaroids of the newborn sleeping, her proud dad holding up a celebratory bottle of champagne by her bassinet, and Duhamel and Mari posing together.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Bar staff are dancing atop a column attempting to pour champagne down a woman’s throat.
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Tory Johnson, ABC News, 18 May 2026
Le Parc’s two Michelin stars reflect a kitchen based on high-quality ingredients and seasonality, with the property reporting a cellar of more than 72,000 bottles, including nearly 1,000 champagnes from nearby vineyards.
—William Jones, USA Today, 18 May 2026
One photo in the carousel showed a series of polaroids of the newborn sleeping, her proud dad holding up a celebratory bottle of champagne by her bassinet, and Duhamel and Mari posing together.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Bar staff are dancing atop a column attempting to pour champagne down a woman’s throat.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 May 2026
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“Champagne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champagne. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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champagne
noun
cham·pagne
sham-ˈpān 
: a white sparkling wine
Geographical Definition
Champagne
geographical name
Cham·pagne
sham-ˈpān
historic region and former province of northeastern France west of Lorraine and north of Burgundy; capital Troyes
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