Non-vintage Champagne relies on blending across multiple vintages to maintain a consistent house style.

• A. True.
• B. False; it uses only the current year.
• C. False; it uses single-vintage expressions only.
• D. False; it relies on aging reserve wines exclusively.

Answer: (A)

Non-vintage Champagne is built to stay consistent year after year by blending wines from multiple vintages. Because each harvest can vary in ripeness, acidity, and flavor, blending allows the winemaker to balance these differences and preserve the house’s recognizable profile. Reserve wines from previous years are often kept and used in the blend to smooth out variations and maintain that familiar character, even when a given year is not ideal. If only the current year were used, the style would shift with every harvest. Single-vintage expressions exist as a separate product, and relying exclusively on aged reserve wines would neglect the personality of the latest harvest. So the approach of blending across vintages is what gives non-vintage Champagne its consistency.