Avize () is a
commune in the
Marne department in northeastern
France
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.
Champagne
The village's vineyards are located in the
Côte des Blancs
The Côte des Blancs is an area of Champagne vineyards. Located in the department of Marne, it lies south of Epernay, stretches for about 20 km, and had a vineyard area of in 2006. The ''Côte des Blancs'' is a mostly eastern-facing slo ...
subregion of
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, ...
, and are classified as
Grand Cru
Cru is a wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard or group of vineyards. It is a French word which is traditionally translated as "growth", as is the past participle of the verb "croître" (to grow); it literally means 'grown'. The ...
(100%) in the
Champagne vineyard classification.
Located in the heart of the
Côte des Blancs
The Côte des Blancs is an area of Champagne vineyards. Located in the department of Marne, it lies south of Epernay, stretches for about 20 km, and had a vineyard area of in 2006. The ''Côte des Blancs'' is a mostly eastern-facing slo ...
, Avize is a village wine with many
Champagne houses. About 400 winegrowers harvest 3,350 tons of grapes annually. Its fermentation within the 12 km of the city cellars gave birth to the most prestigious wines of Champagne: ''Blanc de blancs''. A treasure with flavors of orange and grapefruit that attracted the most beautiful houses in Avize:
Moët & Chandon
Moët & Chandon (), also known simply as Moët, is a French fine winery and co-owner of the luxury goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE. Moët et Chandon is one of the world's largest champagne producers and a prominent champa ...
,
Veuve Clicquot
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin () is a Champagne house founded in 1772 and based in Reims. It is one of the largest Champagne houses. Madame Clicquot is credited with major breakthroughs, creating the first known vintage champagne in 1810, and i ...
and
Champagne Roederer. Major champagne houses were founded in Avize as De Cazanove (1811), Koch (1820), or
Bricout (1966).
Population
See also
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Communes of the Marne department
The following is a list of the 613 communes in the French department of Marne.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Classification of Champagne vineyards
The classification of Champagne vineyards developed in the mid-20th century as a means of setting the price of grapes grown through the villages of the Champagne wine region. Unlike the classification of Bordeaux wine estates or Burgundy Grand c ...]
References
External links
Champagne Charles Koch history
Communes of Marne (department)
Grand Cru Champagne villages
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