Avenue de Champagne, Épernay (8132669246)

L'Avenue de Champagne (The

Champagne Champagne (, ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, that demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, spe ...

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) is a famous street located in

Épernay Épernay () is a commune in the Marne department of northern France, 130 km north-east of Paris on the mainline railway to Strasbourg. The town sits on the left bank of the Marne at the extremity of the Cubry valley which crosses it. Éperna ...

, the 'Capital of champagne', in the

Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrat ...

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. Its name derives from the presence of many leading

champagne producers The listing below comprises some of the more prominent houses of Champagne. Most of the major houses are members of the organisation ''Union de Maisons de Champagne'' (UMC),Moët et Chandon,

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and

De Castellane De Castellane is a Champagne producer based in the Épernay region of Champagne. The house, founded in 1895, produces both vintage and non-vintage '' cuvee'' as well as a ''blanc de blancs'' Chardonnay Champagne. The house is currently under the ...

. Located on a major historical trade route between France and Germany, the avenue attracted champagne merchants as early as the 18th century. Residents say that this avenue is the most expensive in the world, more so than the

Champs-Élysées The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (, ; ) is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, long and wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is lo ...

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, because of the millions of bottles of champagne stored in the kilometres of

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cellars beneath it. The cellars and the above-ground part of the avenue were both inscribed on the

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in 2015 (as part of the

Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars is the name given to several sites in the Champagne region of France inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015 for their historical ties to the production and sale of champagne, as well as their te ...

site) for its testimony to the history of champagne, its development and sale, and the advent of a unique and preeminent agro-industrial system. The avenue also house a research center and Fort Chabrol that was founded to study and mitigate the effects of

Grape phylloxera Grape phylloxera is an insect pest of commercial grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern North America. Grape phylloxera (''Daktulosphaira vitifoliae'' (Fitch 1855) belong to the family Phylloxeridae, within the order Hemiptera, bugs ...

on the quality and production of champagne. It has become a tourist attraction for Épernay and the

; the biggest champagne producers organise visits to show how the drink is produced and stored. Château de Pékin 9859.JPG, Lafond . Jardin 09467.JPG, Moët & Chandon . Pol Roger 9356.JPG,

Pol Roger Pol Roger is a producer of champagne. The brand is still owned and run by the descendants of Pol Roger. Located in the town of Épernay in the Champagne region, the house annually produces around 110,000 cases of Champagne.K. Gargett, P. Forre ...

. Maison Mercier 9874.JPG,

. Château-Perrier04.jpg, Perrier . De Castellane.jpg, De Castellane . 100 0937.jpg, Town hall . Habits de Lumière2007-De Venoge.jpg,

De Venoge De Venoge in '' Avenue de Champagne''. Champagne de Venoge is a Champagne producer based in the Épernay region of Champagne. The house was founded in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ in 1837 by the Swiss Marc-Henri de Venoge, who soon moved operations to Épern ...

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