7th annual International Wine Tourism Conference 2015 Announced in Reims, France

You can call it luxurious. You can call it sparkling wine. But only if it is from France, may you call it champagne! Today Champenois are reaping the rewards of many centuries of hard work in the exclusive Champagne appellation; a region that has come to represent a worldwide benchmark for quality, authenticity and excellence

The 7th annual International Wine Tourism Conference 2015 will be hosted in France’s Champagne region. The Champagne-Marne Tourism Board, Comité Départemental du Tourisme de la Marne is the event's premium sponsor.

Champagne has a rich history. Fossil evidence shows that wild vines flourished in the Champagne region. However, it was the Romans, in 79 AD, who laid much of the groundwork for the now world-famous Champagne appellation. The Romans recognized the exceptional terroir they began to develop the vineyards and introduce forward thinking winemaking techniques. They also quarried the chalk creating vast chalk pits (crayères) now used as cellars by the Champagne Houses. The name even derives from Latin - ‘campus’, ‘campania’ meaning field and in old French this became ‘champaign’.

Production of the prestigious sparkling wine takes place mainly in two départements: Marne, whose metropolis is the ‘Coronation City’ of Reims and will be the venue for the IWINETC conference; and Aube, whose préfecture is the ancient and picturesque city of Troves, home to several exceptional museums and whole streets lined with half-timbered houses.

The town of Epernay, is the de facto capital of the champagne nectar. The Champagne Route wends its way through the region’s diverse vineyards, taking visitors from one picturesque wine-growing village to the next. A number of name-brand champagne houses have achieved international renown, but much of the region’s liquid gold is made by almost 5000 small-scale vignerons, many of whose family run facilities welcome bubble lovers.

IWINETC is the leading global event for the wine and culinary tourism industry. Founded in Spain in 2009, the International Wine Tourism Conference has now accommodated over 700 wine tourism professionals in 45 different countries throughout the world.

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