French Winemaker Gets Prison for Selling Fake Champagne NYT | Top Stories By: Ephrat Livni 5 September 2025 at 17:02 Didier Chopin, 56, was accused of passing off wine made with carbonated grapes from Spain and other regions in France as Champagne. © Francois Nascimbeni/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA grape picker in a vineyard during the Champagne harvest in Pierry, France, in 2024. The first rule of Champagne is that only producers using local grapes can claim that name.
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