Champagne bar and boutique at the entrance to the Avenue de Champagne, pouring a mix of growers and houses by the glass.
The list: Champagne bar and shop of the Champagne A. Bergere house, pouring growers and houses by the glass on the avenue
Tip: Right at the foot of the Avenue de Champagne; a relaxed first or last glass before walking the great houses.
Address: 5 Avenue de Champagne, 51200 Epernay, France
A Champagne-only room on the Avenue de Champagne pouring the biodynamic Leclerc Briant range from the house's own bar.
The list: Champagne-only room pouring the biodynamic Leclerc Briant range, including Abyss and the prestige cuvees, by the glass
Tip: Taste the Leclerc Briant Abyss, aged under the sea, against the standard range to see the biodynamic house in full.
A Champagne-only tasting room near the Boulingrin pouring the special-club cuvees of the Club Tresors grower members.
The list: Champagne-only tasting room pouring special-club cuvees from 26 independent grower houses, flights and glasses
Tip: This is a Champagne-only room; build a flight across the grower members to compare special-club cuvees in one sitting.
Epernay's dedicated grower-Champagne room, pouring hundreds of small-estate cuvees in flights with nothing on the list but bubbles.
The list: Champagne-only bar and cellar pouring 300-plus grower cuvees, organised by discovery flights of small independent estates
Tip: Descend to the cellar room and let staff build a grower-only flight; nothing here is poured but Champagne.
The grower-Champagne heart of Le Wine Bar by Le Vintage, pouring biodynamic and small-estate fizz by the glass late on the Place du Forum.
The list: Champagne-forward bar with a large grower and biodynamic fizz selection by the glass, open late on the Place du Forum
Tip: Ask for a flight of biodynamic grower Champagnes; the Papavero brothers keep a deep small-estate selection open by the glass.
A Champagne-only room on the Avenue de Champagne pouring the biodynamic Leclerc Briant range from the house's own bar.
The list: Champagne-only room pouring the biodynamic Leclerc Briant range, including Abyss and the prestige cuvees, by the glass
Tip: Taste the Leclerc Briant Abyss, aged under the sea, against the standard range to see the biodynamic house in full.
The Champagne tasting corner of La Vinocave in Reims, pouring small-domaine bubbles with food pairings into the evening.
The list: Champagne tasting corner of a long-running Reims cave, focused on small-domaine fizz with food pairings into the evening
Tip: Pull up at the Champagne corner and let the team pour small-domaine fizz with a cheese plate as the evening settles.
The cathedral-facing prestige Champagne bar at Le Parvis, pouring grower and tete-de-cuvee bottles by the glass with luxury bites.
The list: Champagne-only bar facing the cathedral pouring prestige and grower cuvees by the glass with truffle and caviar
Tip: Take a prestige-cuvee flight on the terrace as the cathedral lights up; the caviar service is the splurge pairing.