Labelling

The bottles are dressed up ready for shipment

As the last step before they leave the Champagne cellars, the bottles are packaged and labelled. A foil cap is put over the cork and a label affixed on the front of the bottle, sometimes together with a back label too.

They must all state the compulsory information: Champagne designation, sugar content, brand, percentage of alcohol by volume, bottle capacity as well as the name of the producer or company name followed by the name of the village where that producer is registered and the country of origin ("France").

Optional information may also feature on the label, giving buyers more details about the wine: notes, aromas, history, its production method, etc.