Champagne And Burgundy Are Toasted With UNESCO status
Interesting vineyards, wine cellars and champagne houses from Champagne, France, as well as the unique soils in Burgundy's vineyards were added to the list of world heritage sites by UNESCO on Saturday, according to france24.
The UN body said that the status covered "the places sparkling wine was developed using a second fermentation method in the bottle from the beginning of the 17th century until its early industrialisation in the 19th century."
The beautiful and intricately defined vineyards were given heritage status for their soil types. It was a historic decision that was rubberstamped by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee meeting in Bonn on Saturday.
The world heritage list thus includes 41 French sites, along with the famed Saint-Emilion vineyards, Bordeaux.
The move thus boosts the country's drive to encourage tourism and improve its flagging economy. France is listed as the world's most visited country, opening its doors to 84 million tourists last year. The euro zone's second-largest economy is hence eyeing the tourism industry with 2 million people to help revive growth in the country, according to nbcnews.
Other places that have been included in the list by The World Heritage Committee meeting in Bonn are two sites in Iran, the troglodyte settlements of Maymand and the ancient city of Susa, as well as Singapore's Botanical Gardens and the Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain sacred landscape in Mongolia, according to 124news. The Alamo battleground in Texas is also being considered for the honour.
