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Foire de Châlons-en-Champagne 2022: regional products with official signs of quality and origin in the spotlight on Wednesday September 7
As part of the 76th Foire de Châlons-en-Champagne, the Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) is organizing a day devoted to official signs of quality and origin on Wednesday, September 7. A must-attend event to discover the various AOC/AOP, IGP, STG, Organic Agriculture and Label Rouge products, which are the pride of the Grand Est and Hauts-de-France, the guest region.
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Wednesday, September 7 program
The INAO, with the support of producers and professionals, will be offering numerous events for young and old alike:
- Free discoveries and tastings of regional products, meetings with local producers.
- Games competitions to win baskets of products and other gifts.
- The Parcours de l'origine, to discover the various official signs (promises, origins, controls....).
- Gustatory experiences with cooking demonstrations by chef Thierry Landragin assisted by a young apprentice from the CFA de Châlons (with the support of Interbev).
- The presentation of food/wine pairings from our regions by BTS students at the Avize Viti Campus high school.
- A tasting with the Syndicat général des vignerons de la Champagne, hosted by Geoffrey ORBAN.
Products on the INAO stand
Smoked garlic from Arleux (PGI), Bergamot from Nancy (PGI), Brie from Meaux (PDO), Brie from Melun (PDO), Champagne (PDO), Choucroute d'Alsace (PGI), Choucroute Label Rouge, Côtes de Meuse (PGI), Côtes de Toul (PDO), Crèmes et buturres AB, Flageolet vert (LR), Lingot du Nord (IGP/LR), Maroilles (AOP), Miel d'Alsace (IGP), Mirabelle de Lorraine (eau-de-vie / AOC), Mirabelles de Lorraine (Fruits IGP), Munster (AOP), Moselle (AOP), Pâtes d'Alsace (IGP), Vins d'Alsace (AOP), Volailles d'Alsace (IGP/LR), Volailles de la Champagne (LR/IGP) and Viandes bovines (LR).
Information on the "PARTAAGE"
Visitors will also be able to discover the "PARTAAGE" network (Pour une Alimentation Responsable et une transition Agri Alimentaire en Grand Est), presented by the DRAAF, supported by the ADEME and the DREAL and led by "Citoyens et Territoires":
- Presentation of the Projet Alimentaire Territorial (PAT) Marnais led by the Parc Naturel Régional de la Montagne de Reims.
- Animations on food and food waste.
- Diffusion of videos on the EGALIM law in collective catering produced by the Conseil Régional and the DRAAF.
Further information
Foire de Châlons-en-Champagne, Friday, September 2 to Monday, September 12, 2022
- Place: Le Capitole - Parc Expo
- SIQO products day: Wednesday, September 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Chapiteau on the forecourt (main entrance to the fair)
- Schedules, ticketing: https://foiredechalons.com/
Press release
Communiqué de presse : Foire de Châlons-en-Champagne 2022
CP INAO : Foire de Châlons-en-Champagne 2022