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
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Champagne only comes from Champagne, France
May

May

Champagne holds its breath until the Saints de Glace (Ice Saints) are safely past (11, 12, 13 May), dreading a spring freeze that might destroy the future harvest’s fruitful buds.

Desuckering removes the non-fruitful buds (suckers or gourmands). Any unwanted growth is removed to optimise sugar concentration and encourage good sap flow.

The Champagne month by month
Yields

Did you know?

The marketable yield for Champagne, meaning the quantity of grapes destined for sparkling wine production, is set by the joint body of Growers and Champagne Houses in line with sales forecasts, but capped at 15,500 kg/ha for AOC production.

Chanoine Frères

It was in the reign of French King Louis XV that a young and dynamic merchant called Pierre Chanoine (1698-1774) decided to venture into the business of Champagne winemaking. The House of Chanoine Frères has perpetuated the spirit of its visionary founder ever since.

The Champagne Houses
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