UMC - Grandes Marques et Maisons de Champagne

Since 1882 the UMC has brought together all of the Grandes Marques brands and Champagne Houses that collectively underpin the worldwide reputation of Champagne wines. This website is specifically designed to teach you everything you need to know about their history and organization, their expertise and their ever-innovative ambitions.

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The Champagne terroir:
a living heritage
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UNESCO world heritage UNESCO world heritage
The language of senses The language of senses
Geographical area Geographical area
Champagne only comes from Champagne, France
April

April

Higher temperatures and light intensity trigger the sap to flow anew in the vine. The first buds emerge, covered with a downy coating called bourre, then swell and eventually flower. Bud-burst has arrived!

The year’s fruit-bearing canes are tied up by hand to regulate the growth of the vine.

The Champagne month by month
Minimum aging period

Did you know?

All Champagne wines must spend at least 15 months aging in the bottle before release, rising to three years for vintage wines. In practice, the Champagne Houses cellar their wines for much longer: 2-3 years for non-vintage Champagne, and at least 4-10 years, if not more, for vintage Champagne.

Salon

Champagne Salon was willed into being by Aimé Salon, who crafted his first vintage in 1905. The wines are exclusively single vineyard, single varietal and single vintage, sourced entirely from the 100% Chardonnay Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru on the Côte des Blancs.

The Champagne Houses
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