The Champagne wine region is a historic province within the Champagne administrative province in the northeast of France. The area is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name. EU law and the laws of most countries reserve the term "Champagne" exclusively for wines that come from this region located about 100 miles (160 km) east of Paris.

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  • The Champagne wine region is a historic province within the Champagne administrative province in the northeast of France. The area is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name. EU law and the laws of most countries reserve the term "Champagne" exclusively for wines that come from this region located about 100 miles (160 km) east of Paris. The viticultural boundaries of Champagne are legally defined and split into five wine producing districts within the administrative province-the Aube, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, Montagne de Reims, and Vallée de la Marne. The towns of Reims and Épernay are the commercial centers of the area. Located at the northern edges of the wine growing world, the history of the Champagne wine region has had a significant role in the development of this unique terroir. The area's close proximity to Paris promoted the regions economic success in its wine trade but also put the villages and vineyards in the path of marching armies on their way to the French capital. Despite the frequency of these military conflict, the regions developed a reputation for quality wine production in the early Middle Ages and was able to continue that reputation as the region's producers began making sparkling wine with the advent of the great Champagne houses in the 17th & 18th century. The principal grapes grown in the region include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. Pinot Noir is the most widely planted grape in the Aube region and grows very well in Montagne de Reims. Pinot Meunier is the dominant grape in the Vallée de la Marne region. The Côte des Blancs is dedicated almost exclusively to Chardonnay.
  • Das Weinbaugebiet Champagne ist das für den Anbau der Grundweine des Champagners zugelassene Gebiet. Seine Ausdehnung wurde am 22. Juli 1927 festgelegt. Es ist nicht mit der administrativen Region Champagne-Ardenne bzw. der historischen Landschaft Champagne identisch, vielmehr umfasst es auch noch in den Regionen Picardie und Île-de-France gelegene Weinberge. Neben dem Champagner gibt es innerhalb der Weinbauregion noch zwei kleine Appellationen für Stillwein, die Coteaux-champenois und den Rosé-des-riceys. Das Anbaugebiet erstreckt sich über 33.500 Hektar in fünf Départements: Marne, Aube, Aisne, Haute-Marne und Seine-et-Marne, wobei die beiden letzteren nur sehr kleine Rebflächen besitzen. Im Jahr 2002 waren 32.710 ha bestockt, von diesen standen wiederum 30.891 ha im Ertrag. Eine Ausweitung des Anbaugebietes auf 357 Gemeinden ist beschlossen. Die Festlegung der zugelassenen Parzellen ist für das Jahr 2015 geplant, Champagner-Trauben können dort ab 2017 gelesen werden. Blaupause für die Ausweitung war die AOC-Zulassung von 30 Hektar in der Gemeinde Fontaine-sur-Aÿ im Jahr 1995 nach dreizehnjährigem Rechtsstreit.
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  • Champagne (disambiguation)
  • the wine region
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  • The Champagne wine region is a historic province within the Champagne administrative province in the northeast of France. The area is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name. EU law and the laws of most countries reserve the term "Champagne" exclusively for wines that come from this region located about 100 miles (160 km) east of Paris.
  • Das Weinbaugebiet Champagne ist das für den Anbau der Grundweine des Champagners zugelassene Gebiet. Seine Ausdehnung wurde am 22. Juli 1927 festgelegt. Es ist nicht mit der administrativen Region Champagne-Ardenne bzw. der historischen Landschaft Champagne identisch, vielmehr umfasst es auch noch in den Regionen Picardie und Île-de-France gelegene Weinberge.
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  • Champagne (wine region)
  • Champagne (Weinbaugebiet)
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