Russia’s appreciation of French champagne spans two centuries — back to when a czar once declared he’d drink nothing but Madame Clicquot’s 1811 vintage from France’s famed Champagne vineyards.
Washington Post: Russia tells France’s Champagne region to label its bubbly as ‘sparkling wine’
This picture taken on Dec. 2, 2020, in Ay, near Epernay, shows bottles of the French champagne house Bollinger on a control and quality chain.
