Burgundy, Champagne miss out on UNESCO status
Burgundy, Champagne miss out on UNESCO status
Jan 29, 2013 6
(Decanter) - The two French wine regions hoping for UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2014 have been told their candidature has not been successful - for now. Both the mosaic of winegrowing plots in Burgundy, known as climats, and the cellars and caves of Champagne, had submitted applications to the French ministries of Culture and the Environment, to be put forward for protected status through UNESCO.
The Burgundy Climats project had been worked on for a number of years, while President Hollande more recently agreed to support the Champagne dossier, in September 2012.
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