Champagne vineyards are concentrated mainly around Reims and Epernay in the Marne Department, but they also extend into the Aisne and Aube Departments.

The main regions of Champagne:
There are three elements—climate, soil and sub-soil—that vary within the appellation Champagne. However, four main regions can be distinguished:

The Mountain of Reims: where the vineyards snake along the slopes between the plateau and the valleys of the Ardre and the Vesle throughout a National Regional Park.

The Marne Valley: where vineyard slopes flank the Marne River on both sides, following its curves as it meanders from Aÿ to beyond Château-Thierry. The Marne Valley is the largest grape-growing district.

The Côte des Blancs: where vineyards follow the slopes that run from Epernay in the north down to the slopes around the town of Sézanne. This region is famous for its white grapes, the Chardonnay.

The Côtes des Bars and Montgueux: are the southern tip of the region. Well south of Epernay, near the city of Troyes, low hills between the river Seine and the river Aube at the southern tip of the region contain vineyards that also create a beautiful rolling countryside.

Together each of these regions comprise the Champagne region of France, and provides the delicate combination of terroir needed to produce the unique product of the region, Champagne.

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