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Re:Red delicious apples weren’t always horrible by dagw on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @03:51AM (#28046690)
You know how "champagne" is technically only champagne if the grapes are from the Champagne region of France

Unless you live in Russia :)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57733684

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Re:Red delicious apples weren’t always horrible by gbuk2013 on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @04:48AM (#28046990)
> French producers are still allowed to use the word champagne on the front of bottles, but the use of "shampanskoye" is allowed only on local produce.
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Re:Red delicious apples weren’t always horrible by philwelch on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @01:01PM (#28051529)
Exactly. Russian sparkling wine is called "shampanskoye", not "champagne" ;)
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