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The Avenue de Champagne in Épernay is a prestigious 1.6-kilometer-long avenue known as the "richest avenue in the world" for its millions of bottles of champagne in underground cellars. Along the avenue are famous champagne houses, historic villas, gardens, and two listed monuments: the City Hall and Château Perrier. The avenue is the city's main tourist attraction and the scene of events such as the "Soirée Blanche" and "Habits de Lumière." Since 2015, the avenue has been part of the Champagne UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Some of the buildings are monumental and an expression of capital - but even the small winemakers have very good champagnes to offer that are in no way inferior to the big houses!

The historic vineyards of Hautvillers are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Hillsides, Houses, and Cellars of Champagne. Its 408-hectare national forest, a veritable promontory overlooking the Champagne vineyards, plays a structuring role in the landscape, which must be preserved and guaranteed over time. (c) https://www.tourisme-en-champagne.com/forets-dexception

Ayala & Co. is a Champagne producer based in the Aÿ region of Champagne. The house, founded in 1860, produces both vintage and non-vintage cuvee. It is currently being managed by Hadrien Mouflard, former secretary general of Champagne Bollinger. The chef de cave is Julian Gout. The house was one of the founding members of the Syndicat des Grandes Marques in 1882. In 1855, Edmond de Ayala, the son of a Colombian diplomat, went to visit the Viscount of Mareuil in order to learn how to vinify wine. There he met Gabrielle d'Albrecht, the Viscount's niece. They married in 1858 and Gabrielle brought the Château d'Aÿ and magnificent vines as her dowry. This is how the House was later founded in 1860. (c) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayala_%26_Co.

At this new location in Aÿ-Champagne, housed in a former Champagne Pommery press house, you can experience the various processes involved in Champagne production in an interactive way. It will engage all your senses. It's fascinating for adults, but certainly also for children. Truly a very pleasant experience in a well-chosen location, nestled in the heart of the vineyards. (c) https://www.champagne-booking.com/champagnehuizen/experiences-nl/pressoria-ay-champagne/

Aÿ is most famous as a centre of the production of Champagne. Aÿ's vineyards are located in the Vallée de la Marne subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Grand Cru (100%) in the Champagne vineyard classification. The vineyards, harvest huts, presses, and cellars in the region were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015 as part of the Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars site, because of the region's testimony to the development of champagne.[3] Many prestigious Champagne houses own vineyards in the immediate vicinity, and several producers are located in Aÿ, including Ayala and Bollinger. (c) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%BF

The beginning of the most famous street in the entire Champagne region, with a selection of renowned champagne houses on either side of the avenue, each more chic - or more pompous - than the last.

We had to cross the main road in a rather adventurous way, as we had previously taken a different turn in the forest. It would have been better to stay on the route in the forest and walk towards the town.