All year round
Labelling
![Bouteille MyChampagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_mychampagne.jpg?twic=v1)
![Bouteille Martin Huguenot](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/huguenot.jpg?twic=v1)
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.
Providing the final touch
Providing the final touch
![Pressurage du raisin en Champagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_pressurage.jpg?twic=v1)
Immediately after the harvest
Arrival at the pressing centre
![Débourbage en Champagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_debourbage.jpg?twic=v1)
Between harvesting and bottling
Settling
![Fermentation du vin de Champagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_fermentation_0.jpg?twic=v1)
Between harvesting and bottling
Fermentation
![Assemblage de vins clairs en Champagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_assemblage_0.jpg?twic=v1)
Between harvesting and bottling
Blending
![Tirage du vin de Champagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_tirage.jpg?twic=v1)
From the first day of January after harvesting
Bottling and second fermentation
![Maturation sur lies dans une cave de Champagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_maturation.jpg?twic=v1)
From the second fermentation stage, for at least 15 months
Maturation on lees
![Remuage dans une cave de Champagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_remuage.jpg?twic=v1)
All year round
Riddling
![Dégorgement du vin de Champagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_degorgement.jpg?twic=v1)
All year round
Disgorgement
![Dosage du vin de Champagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_dosage.jpg?twic=v1)
All year round
Dosage
![Bouchons de Champagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_bouchons.jpg?twic=v1)
All year round
Corking, shaking and final inspection
![Bouteille MyChampagne](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/background_mychampagne.jpg?twic=v1)
All year round
Labelling
![Raisin](https://champagne.twic.pics/sites/default/files/2022-07/geant_raisin_0.jpg?twic=v1)
Next stage
Cultivation of the vines
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