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sloping towards the east as far as Vertus. 

 From Cuis to Vertus are the finest Cham- 

 pagne white-grape vineyards, at Cramant, 

 Avize, Le Mesnil and Oger. Owing to 

 their north-easterly aspect, most of these 

 vineyards are liable to be severely affected 

 by late spring frosts, which are responsible 

 for the smaller average yield per acre in 

 that district than in any of the others of 

 the same region. 



What is known as the Montagne de Reims, 

 is really the other side of the range of hills 

 which faces the river Marne and divides 

 Reims from Epernay. On the Reims side, 

 the slopes are not nearly so steep and permit 

 of a far greater acreage of hillside vineyards, 

 beginning at Villedommange. To the East 

 of this, and practically facing north, are the 

 famous vineyards of Rilly-la-Montagne, 

 Chigny, Ludes, Mailly, Verzenay, Sillery and 

 Verzy. Soon after Verzy, the Montagne 



