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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February

February

Tasting of the vins clairs (still wines) is in full swing

The cellar masters and their teams taste the vins clairs from the previous harvest, tank by tank and barrel by barrel. This is skilled work that requires a memory of every wine with an eye to the eventual blend.

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.

Heidsieck & C° Monopole

In 1785 a young German from Westphalia called Florens-Louis Heidsieck established a trading company in Reims specialising in wool and wine. Very soon however, his newly founded company “Heidsieck & C°” began to focus entirely on the production of Champagne. The House now belongs to the Groupe Lanson BCC.

The Champagne Houses
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