lowell goldman in nashville says the champagne sales are up 7% year over year.ributes it to growth in nashville and changing state laws. sales director of empire distributors in north carolina says as goes september champagne sales and the first quarter of the economy and reason to be optistic saying high-end champagne is stronger in the category up 8.6% this holiday season and champagne shipment data for the u.s. from the champagne bureau shows a drop-off with the recession in 2008 and in line with the economic recovery. 2014 data won't be available until next year and so much of this year's sales come from december and even this week especially. according to nielsen, 20% of annual sales for champagne occur in december. half of which come the week of new year's and we are in right now. >> all right. so now that you are in-house champagne expert, what is the difference between california champagne and champagne? >> well -- >> i don't know. >> real champagne comes from -- >> champagne region. >> in france. >> but french sued. i think they sued. >> you can have sp