date:May 28, 2014
a Pacific conference in Hong Kong.
A technical booklet explaining the new voluntary certification, and detailing 125 measures, will be distributed to all 20,000 growers across the Champagne region. Other criteria include a commitment to protect hedgerows surrounding vineyards, and to replace metal sticks for trellising with wooden ones.
There are four main criteria to the certification, Le Mailloux said. The first is about protecting the landscape of the region; something that is linked to our