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Where to find Chouilly ?
Chouilly is the first wine-producing village at the tip of the 'Côte des Blancs' which stretches over fifteen kilometres South of Epernay and includes 6 Grands Crus villages: Chouilly, Cramant, Oiry, Avize, Mesnil/Oger and Oger.
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Champagne viticultural area :The delimitation of the Champagne viticultural area is defined by law according to principles that remain in force today. The official delimited viticultural zone represents a 34000 hectare area.Today, the Pinot Noir (37%), Chardonnay (27%) and Meunier (37%) are the three approved Champagne grape varieties and account for virtually all plantings in the Champagne Region. Two black grape varieties with white juice (Pinot Noir and Meunier) and one white grape variety (Chardonnay) giving white juice. You will find four main regions within the delimited area: 'la Vallée de la Marne & la Grande Vallée de la Marne',
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Our terroir
Our village is situated on the 49th North Parallel, 136 km North-East of Paris, 36 km South-West of Reims, 27 km North-West of Châlons-en-Champagne. This village is part of the Marne administrative department. Epernay, a town of 27 000 inhabitants, known as the Champagne Capital, is only five kilometers away East of Chouilly.