For my Provence birthday dinner after an afternoon with lavender and as if receiving a colorful scarf in Les Baux wasn't enough, Jim treated us to French bubbly to toast for the yummy birthday dinner. 
Add in an exceptional view of the lavender fields ...
Followed by the French apple torte with the birthday candle and a round of Happy Birthday from those dining on the patio,
the sky put on its own show...
It was a wonderful ending to a very French birthday.
Next year will be pretty tough to beat this birthday in France, don't you think?
Champagne (French: [ʃɑ̃.paɲ]) is a sparkling wine and type of alcoholic drink produced from grapes grown in the Champagne region of France following rules that demand, among other things, secondary fermentation of the wine in the bottle to create carbonation, specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from specific parcels in the Champagne appellation and specific pressing regimes unique to the region.[1] It contains the drug alcohol (also known formally as ethanol), and is used recreationally. Some use the term Champagne as a generic term for sparkling wine,[2][3] but in many countries, it is illegal to label any product Champagne unless it both comes from the Champagne region and is produced under the rules of the appellation.[4]
Vineyards in the Champagne region of France
The primary grapes used in the production of Champagne are black Pinot noir and Pinot Meunier but also white Chardonnay. Champagne appellation law allows only grapes grown according to appellation rules in specifically designated plots within the appellation to be used in the production of champagne.
Champagne became associated with royalty in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The leading manufacturers made efforts to associate their Champagnes with nobility and royalty through advertising and packaging, which led to popularity among the emerging middle class.[4]
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