Quel maison de champagne visiter ?
8 caves qui font pétiller la Champagne
- Mercier : coup de foudre ! …
- Moët & Chandon : histoire et tradition. …
- Mumm : iconique Cordon Rouge. …
- Taittinger : une passion familiale. …
- Veuve Clicquot : champagne au féminin. …
- Lanson : de la vigne à la flûte. …
- Ruinart : magie en sous-sol. …
- Vranken-Pommery : le champagne fait art.
Where are the Champagne caves of Reims?
- Hidden below Reims, in the heart of Champagne, the moody caves of the house of Ruinart hold a lot more than bottles. Save this for later. “My grandfather used to drink Champagne after pruning or working in the vineyard,” says Frédéric Panaïotis, the cellar master of Ruinart, the grande marque Champagne house founded in Reims in 1729.
How to visit Reims for champagne tasting?
- Wine lovers visiting Paris often choose to take a day trip to Reims for Champagne tasting. Getting there via train is actually very easy and quick. Then you’ll have the rest of the day to enjoy the bubbles at a few of the top Champagne houses in Reims – the center of the Champagne world in France.
What is the Taittinger house in Reims?
- It is the not the house you are touring, but the fascinating caves underneath. Its caves, like all of the chalk caves in Reims, originated in the 5th century when the Romans came to the area and began digging into the chalk all around Reims. However, Taittinger’s caves became part of an abbey in the 13th century.
How to get around in Reims?
- There are three convenient ways to get around. You can choose your method based on your own needs: Walk: It’s actually quite easy to walk around Reims. The biggest hurtle is getting from the train station (or center of Reims) to the area where you find most of the Champagne houses.
