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There are four main areas in the Champagne region of France.
There are many rules in place that ensure the quality of Champagne is maintained. Controls are in place to strictly limit and regulate the yields from vineyards in the region. Rules are in place on the height, pruning and spacing of the vines. The harvest also has rules with grapes being picked exclusively by hand. For non vintage champagne the minimum period of aging is 15 months and for vintage it's set at 36 months. |
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Only wine made in the Champagne region of France is allowed to be called Champagne. The area has a cool climate and the soil is just right for producing a high acidic grape that's delicate in taste. It wasn't until the 18th century though that sparkling wine was deliberately attempted to be made. It took a long time before a French pharmacist created a method of measuring CO2 levels by measuring how much sugar remained.
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The Appellation d'Origine Controlee (AOC) label for Champagne covers vineyards in 319 villages spread out across 33,500 hectares (83,000 acres) in north-eastern France. The subsoil in this area comprises of chalks, marnes and limestones. The highly porous chalk materials ensure that a vast amount of water is available - 300 to 400 liters per m3. The water retaining qualities of chalk mean that even in very dry summers there's enough water in the subsoil to provide for the vines. Whilst limestone is less porous, the marnes which are clay limestones have lots of nutrients. The more chalk though the better the champagne. The chalk subsoil also acts as a temperature regulator - probably because of the high levels of water it can hold. Champagne vines are ideally planted on slopes facing south or south east at altitudes between 90-300m. Whilst a gentle slope is prefered up, steeper ones are also used. |
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