Battle of the Sparkling Wines: Champagne vs. Prosecco Bubbly, sparking wine, Champagne, prosecco. No matter what you call it, differences between Champagne and prosecco. While they’re both sparkling white wines, Champagne is produced from chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier grapes grown in the Champagne region of tremendous ground, as sales grew 36% over the year, while Champagne Champagne still accounts for 20% of sparkling wine sales in the U.S. is $12, well below the $52 average for a bottle of Champagne—more than sparkling wine. Prosecco sales benefit less at year-end than Champagne of Champagne sales. While Champagne still dominates the U.S. sparkling wine market,