Introducing Épernay
Well-to-do Épernay, home to many of the world’s most famous champagne houses, is the best place in Champagne for touring cellars and sampling fizzy wine. The town also makes a good base for exploring the Champagne Route. By rail, Épernay, which is 25km south of Reims, can be visited as a day trip from Reims – or even Paris.
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Beneath the streets in some 100km of subterranean cellars, 200 million bottles of champagne, just waiting to be popped open for some sparkling celebration, are being aged. In 1950, one such cellar – owned by the irrepressible Mercier – hosted a car rally without the loss of a single bottle!
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Epernay champagne
by 10tus 26 July 2011
Hi Kate, may be a little late now but there are many Champagne houses you could visit, Mercier, de Castellane, Moet et Chandon and Perrie…
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RE: Your touristical mistakes
by Bual 19 April 2011
1983 - spent an entire day 08:00 - 16:00 at the Delhi Indian Airlines building with a couple of thousand others, and me trying to buy…
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Epernay champagne
by kss1981 16 March 2011
Hi Thorn Tree readers! I'm looking for some advice/recommendations on smaller champagne houses to visit in Epernay - my Mum and I are…
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