Avize

Avize is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France.

Avize
Commune
A general view of Avize and its vineyards
Coat of arms
Location of Avize
Avize
Avize
Coordinates: 48°58′20″N 4°00′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementÉpernay
CantonÉpernay-2
IntercommunalityCA Épernay Coteaux Plaine Champagne
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Gilles Dulion
Area
1
7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,740
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51029 /51190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Champagne

The village's vineyards are located in the Côte des Blancs subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Grand Cru (100%) in the Champagne vineyard classification.

Located in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, Avize is a village wine with many Champagne houses. About 400 winegrowers harvest 3,350 tons of grapes annually. Its fermentation within the 12 km of the city cellars gave birth to the most prestigious wines of Champagne: Blanc de blancs. A treasure with flavors of orange and grapefruit that attracted the most beautiful houses in Avize: Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Champagne Roederer. Major champagne houses were founded in Avize as De Cazanove (1811), Koch (1820), or Bricout (1966).

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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