What does methode champenoise mean?
It literally means the method from Champagne. Methode champenoise ( pronounced may-TODE Sham-pen-WAAS), refers to making champagne or sparkling wine in a two step process that ends with the wine being fermented inside the bottle. If you see the words methode traditionelle on a bottle, it means the wine was made in another part of France using the same method.
