Champagne grapes don’t make Champagne [reader mail]

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Dear Dr. Vino, I just discovered that champagne grapes are really tasty. I bet they would pair well with champagne… Do they make Champagne or is that a marketing thing? Paul It’s a marketing thing. Those sweet, pea-sized grapes that usually appear as a garnish (or in soft focus on greeting cards next to cheese and a glass of


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