Map of Reims from above, Coteaux Champenois: The Still Wine Revolution marked with a wine glass

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Coteaux Champenois: The Still Wine Revolution

Champagne's forgotten still-wine revolution — 2,000 years before bubbles, monks in Reims made reds served at King Clovis' coronation in 481; production doubled from 2,000 to 4,000 hectoliters by 2023.

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TastingCoteaux Champenois: The Still Wine RevolutionClimate change is transforming Champagne. In 2023, still wine production (Coteaux Champenois) doubled to 4,000 hectoliters - grapes are now ripe enough for serious red wine. At annual tastings in Reims, 30+ estates pour nearly 100 still wines. Wine enthusiasts seeking alternatives to Burgundy's astronomical prices are discovering Champagne's chalk soils yield Pinot with remarkable finesse.

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Wine bar Reims Champagne Houses 200km of UNESCO-listed Gallo-Roman crayères beneath Reims: Ruinart (1729, 40m deep, historic site 1931), Veuve Clicquot (24km, second-largest Champagne network), Pommery (18km tunnels, 120 cellars to 30m), Mumm (25km)—underground cathedrals for second fermentation perfection.