Champagne producers feeling effects of crisis. - The champagne market has been rocked by the economic crisis; this is not bringing prices down, however. According to the CICV (Comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne), total shipments from the Champagne region (25 million bottles) fell by 34% in the first two months of this year compared with the same period of last, further aggravating the slow down noted at the end of 2008. A 4.8% fall was recorded for 2008 as a whole, after the...