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Cramant
French term for wines that are slightly sparkling, literally "creaming." Cramant wines have 4 atmospheres of pressure compared to Champagne's 6.
Cramant (crah-mahn)
A wine producing village in the Champagne region of France that is so highly regarded, it is one of the few village names that sometimes appears on the label.
Cremant (creh-mahn) ...
Arnaison Blanc, Arnoison, Aubain, Aubaine, Auvergnat Blanc, Auvernas, Auvernas Blanc, Auvernat Blanc, Auxeras, Auxerras Blanc, Auxerrois Blanc, Auxois, Auxois Blanc, Bargeois Blanc, Beaunois, Biela Klevanjika, Blanc de Champagne, Blanc de Cramant, ...
Next up are some considerably more famous names, starting with Cramant, a village which sits sandwiched between the Butte de Saran and the woods that sit atop the Côtes des Blancs.
Bollinger has roots in the Champagne region dating back to 1585 when the Hennequins, one of the Bollinger founding families, owned land in Cramant.
The 17 Grand Cru of Champagne are: Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Verzy, Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Sillery and Puisieulx (Montagne de Reims); Aÿ and Tours-sur-Marne (Vallée de la Marne); Oiry, Chouilly, Cramant, Avize, ...
 See also: Grape, Region, Blanc, Wine, Champagne
  
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