ND: Négociant-Distributeur refers to on a label?

• A. A private label registered by any individual, group, or society
• B. A wine buyer who purchases finished wines and gives them their own private label
• C. A type of sparkling wine produced in the region
• D. A designation for a bottle produced by a large house

Answer: (C)

ND on a Champagne label signals Négociant-Distributeur. This means the wine is produced and bottled by a house that buys grapes or finished wine and then bottles it under its own brand, handling both production and distribution. It’s not a private label registered by an individual or group, and it isn’t describing a separate style of sparkling wine. It identifies the producer as a négociant-distributeur—the business that blends, bottles, and sells under its label.