How does white wine and champagne differ?

Binh Tran has a good answer. I'll expand a little. The question should have asked: “What is the difference between (white) wine and sparkling wine? read more

In general, champagne is former still white wine that underwent a second fermentation. To get to this second fermentation, sugar (called dosage) and yeast is added to the champagne wine and left to ferment. This creates the sparkle. read more

The easy and short answer is that sparkling wine can only be called Champagne if it comes from the region of Champagne, France, which is just outside of Paris. Further, champagne can only be made using Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. To clarify, all champagne is sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wine is champagne. read more

Main Difference – Wine vs Champagne. Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grape or other fruit juice. Champagne is a type of wine that is made with specific grapes and in a specific region. This is the main difference between Wine and Champagne. What is Wine. Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grape juice. read more