Grande Champagne Petite Champagne (3) Borderies (4) Fins Bois (5) Bons Bois and (6) Bois Ordinaires. Grande champagne is the first (and, according to many connoisseurs, the favored) cru. A blend of Grande and Petite Champagne Cognacs, with at least half the eaux-de-vie coming from Grande Champagne, is known as Fine Champagne. Grande Champagne Grande Champagne is a French district, called a "cru", known for its cognac. It produces the finest cognacs in a zone of 34703 hectares, of which 17% is dedicated to production of cognac. At its heart is the town of Segonzac, in the Département of Charente. Grande Champagne
Champagne in popular culture fictional spy character James Bond, who is portrayed as a frequent drinker of Champagne "prestige cuvées". A count of over 22 Bond films reveals 35 occasions on which the character was portrayed drinking Champagne, of which 17 were Bollinger, preferably Bollinger R.D., and 7 were Dom Pérignon. Champagne has provided inspiration and a touch of exotica to many other Hollywood productions over the years. In 1928, Alfred Hitchcock's silent film "Champagne" famously begins and ends with a shot through the bottom of a Champagne glass. Billy Wilder's musical entitled "The Champagne Waltz", a 1937 film with the tagline, "As gay