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What Gary doesn't get into here is how to tell grower champagne from the regular stuff. The easiest way is to look for the initials RM somewhere on the label. Not NM or CM - those aren't grower champagnes. Snatch the ones with the RM.
And we’re not just talking about champagne but extrapolate that to sparkling wines all over the world.