Did A Monk Really Invent Champagne? Shutterstock By Nicholas Vrchoticky/Jan. 20, 2021 4:26 pm EDT/Updated: March 30, 2021 9:31 am EDT You've heard it a thousand times: "It's only champagne if it comes from the Champagne region of France." Otherwise, it's just "sparkling wine." Well, that's not entirely true. That overly expensive sparkling beverage goes by many names, depending on which country it's from. Prosecco from Italy, cava from Spain, and even the Germans have Sekt. Regardless of what name it goes by, champagne is made through a specific process, and without it, we w...