Words / B2

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Champagne is a sparkling white wine from the Champagne region of France (often uncountable as a type): a glass of champagne; champagne in the accounts. Sparkling wine is the broader class; prosecco is another regional type. Champagne in the accounts is still a line item; name the £ figure. Mix-up: champagne vs campaign (already related); Champagne the place; do not write champagne for a toast slogan with no cost or origin in the source.

Meaning

A sparkling white wine from the Champagne region of France (often uncountable as a type).

Examples

• “Champagne in the accounts is still a line item; name the £ figure, not a toast slogan.”
• “The Champagne region featured in the AOC case, which is the geography-of-origin sense — still name the protected term.”

Good to know

a glass of champagne; champagne (uncountable type); Champagne (region). Broader: sparkling wine. Trap: campaign. Accounts, geography, and RS (celebration sources). Sparkling wine from that region — quote the £ or the AOC.

Near in meaning

sparkling wine, prosecco, fizz

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