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Foire de Châlons-en-Champagne 2023: regional products with official signs of quality and origin in the spotlight on Wednesday, September 6

As part of the 77th 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 6, 2023. A must-attend event to discover the various products under AOC/AOP, IGP, STG, Agriculture Biologique and Label Rouge, which are the pride of the Grand Est and Hauts-de-France regions, the guest region.

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Foire de Chalons-en-Champagne 2024
Foire de Chalons-en-Champagne 2024

Wednesday, September 6 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 Origin Trail, to discover the different official signs (promises, origins, controls...).
  • Gustatory experiences with cooking demonstrations by chef Thierry Landragin (with support from Interbev).
  • 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 Franck WOLFERT.

Products on the INAO stand

Smoked garlic from Arleux (PGI), Bergamot from Nancy (PGI), Champagne (PDO), Sauerkraut from Alsace (PGI), Label Rouge sauerkraut, Côtes de Meuse (PGI), Côtes de Toul (PDO), Flageolet vert (LR), Haricot de Soissons (PGI), Fruit juices, miels et bières AB, 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) and Viandes bovines (LR).

Find out about 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) des Crêtes Pré-Ardennaises.
  • Animations on food and food waste.
  • Broadcast of videos on the EGALIM law in collective catering produced by the Conseil Régional and the DRAAF.

Practical information Foire de Châlons-en-Champagne (Friday September 1 to Monday September 11, 2023)

  • Place: Le Capitole - Parc Expo
  • SIQO products day: Wednesday, September 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Chapiteau on the forecourt (main entrance to the fair)
  • Schedules, ticketing: https://foiredechalons.com/

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