Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars

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The Champagne Hillsides, Houses, and Cellars: A UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Champagne Hillsides, Houses, and Cellars, inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015, offers a unique insight into the history, culture, and industry of one of the world's most celebrated beverages – champagne. This French region, located in the northeast of the country, is not only famous for its sparkling wine but also for its significant contribution to the development of agro-industrial enterprises.

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UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site

The property encompasses sites where the method of producing sparkling wines was developed on the principle of secondary fermentation in the bottle since the early 17^th century to its early industrialization in the 19^th century. The property is made up of three distinct ensembles: the historic vineyards of Hautvillers, Aÿ and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Saint-Nicaise Hill in Reims, and the Avenue de Champagne and Fort Chabrol in Epernay. These three components – the supply basin formed by the historic hillsides, the production sites (with their underground cellars) and the sales and distribution centres (the Champagne Houses) - illustrate the entire champagne production process. The property bears clear testimony to the development of a very specialized artisan activity that has become an agro-industrial enterprise.

Encyclopedia Record: Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars

Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars is the name given to several sites in the Champagne region of France inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015 for their historical ties to the production and sale of champagne, as well as their testimony to the development of an internationally renowned agro-industrial enterprise.

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