Champagne

Only sparkling white wine that comes from the Champagne region of France, in the northeastern part of the country, can be called champagne. 

And that’s not a suggestion: in Europe, it’s the law. In fact, France's ownership of the word was actually reaffirmed in 1919’s Treaty of Versailles. 

But here’s the loophole: Because the United States never ratified the Treaty of Versailles, it became perfectly legal to call American sparkling wine “champagne.”

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