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Crémant is a group of sparkling wines made with the same technique as Champagne or MCC, but from outside the Champagne region. Crémant employs labour-intensive secondary bottle fermentation just like MCC. Crémant is made in eight different appellations throughout France where there are a wide variety of styles to choose from. The term is also used in neighbouring Luxembourg but not used to describe traditional method sparkling wine in any other country in Europe. Crémant regulations are only slightly less stringent than those in Champagne. The quality found in these wines comes in part from France’s demanding wine laws. Regional AOC rules vary, but all Crémant wines must adhere to requirements such as grape harvesting by hand, whole bunch pressing with limits on juice quantity and a minimum of nine months lees ageing.