Monday 20 July 2015

Moët Hennessy celebrates as their properties are inscripted on UNESCO's World Heritage List

Moët Hennessy celebrates the inscription of Climats and terroir of Burgundy as well as the Champagne Hillside, Houses and Cellars on the World Heritage List of UNESCO.
Among the distinguished sites  Clos des Lambrays in Burgundy include seven belonging to the Champagne Maison: Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Mercier, Ruinart and Veuve Clicquot.

Moët Hennessy properties have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List:
  •  Moët & Chandon cellars located on the Avenue of the Champagne
  •  The reception site of Moët & Chandon and gardens of  the Orangerie, also located on the Avenue de Champagne
  • Abbey of Saint Pierre d'Hautvillers home of Dom Pérignon on the historic vineyards
  • Mercier Cellars on the Avenue de Champagne
  • The wine Cellars of Veuve Clicquot and Ruinart, beneath  the Saint-Nicaise hill in Reims.


Ruinart Caves



Mercier Caves



Moët & Chandon Gardens of Orangerie



Hotel Moët



Moët & Chandon Caves



Dom Pérignon Abbey of  Sainte Pierre d'Hautvillers


Photo credit: A.Achman, R.Newton




Intimately linked to the Champagne area, the Moët Hennessy Maisons have actively supported the Landscape Association of Champagne and the UNESCO candidacy from the very beginning.

"Combining tradition and innovation, Moët Hennessy Maisons have developed their wines, human, architectural and industrial heritage over hundreds of years. They provide a unique testimony to the living tradition of Champagne and an outstanding universal dimension." said Christophe Navarre, Chairman and CEO of Moët Hennessy.

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