Recaredo/Background: amguy/Getty Images Sure, Champagne may be the gold standard of sparkling wine, but Osburn believes that high-end sparkling wine from Spain is giving the O.G. a run for its money.

For many, the Champagne region and bubbles go hand-in-hand. In the case of Coteaux Champenois wines, made predominantly in the famed fizzy region, there is nary a bubble in sight.

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The Union des Maisons de Champagne (representatives of the champagne growers) consists of 370 houses, which makes the "Grandes Marques." What makes this region so special is the climate conditions.

Even the region's co-op in Bar-sur-Seine, which makes Champagne under the Devaux label, shows remarkable talent. But a range of tiny producers have caught the most attention.

According to the Champagne Bureau (Comité Champagne), there are approximately 16,000 grape growers, 4,300 producers, and 370 houses, or businesses that produce Champagnes using grapes from ...

Before the perpetual reserve, Roederer’s multivintage Champagne, Brut Premier, was a fine, reliable wine. Its composition included about 15 percent reserve wines.