Champagne's Bouzy little secret

A man drops Chardonnay grapes into a container at the Veuve Clicquot Champagne House in Bouzy.- AFP

Here’s a French village that’s just made for winemaking.

IF ever there was a place destined to produce a cheeky tipple, it has to be the village of Bouzy in the Champagne country of northern France. Yes, it really is pronounced “boozy” and that is not the only thing that stands out about this charming little corner of the wine world. All around stretch vineyards that produce the grapes to make the world’s most prestigious sparkling wine. For as far as the eye can see, bubbles are the business, and a lucrative one at that.