During World War I many French villages were destroyed, some never to be reconstructed because they were heavily damaged or because the nearby fields contain unexploded munitions, mines ...

Despite an anticipated healthy crop – a marked change from challenges faced last year in vineyards across the Champagne ...

"They put us in an abandoned building, with no food, no water, no nothing," added Modibo Sidibe, who said the workers were in the fields from 5.00am until 6.00pm. The Comite Champagne, which ...

The court in Chalons-en-Champagne dissolved the servicing company and ordered a wine-making cooperative it worked with to pay a 75,000-euro ($87,000) fine. The court ordered the three guilty to ...

Reims, France, 45 minutes from Paris, is home to legendary Champagne houses, including the oldest in the world, Ruinart. The ...

France's Champagne region has seen one of its wettest June-July periods in the past half-century, and that excess rain is causing problems for its winemakers.

The champagne house, which ages its wines in cellars adapted from chalk pits dating from the 4th century, exports some 600,000 bottles annually to the United States, its second-largest market.

A French court on Monday jailed three people for human trafficking in the champagne industry, exploiting seasonal workers and housing them in appalling conditions.The Champagne region is under tough ...

"They put us in an abandoned building, with no food, no water, no nothing," added Modibo Sidibe, who said the workers were in the fields from 5.00am until 6.00pm. The Comite Champagne, which ...

The court in Chalons-en-Champagne dissolved the servicing company and ordered a wine-making cooperative it worked with to pay a 75,000-euro ($87,000) fine. The court ordered the three guilty to ...