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.
Address: 16 Place du Forum, 51100 Reims, France, Champagne
Family-run wine bar on the Place du Forum with a deep grower-Champagne list and a late, convivial room. A Reims institution for terroir-driven bubbles.
The list: Around 500 references of wine, Champagne and spirits, with a strong line in grower and biodynamic Champagne alongside the big houses
Tip: Brothers Nicolas and Pierre-Louis Papavero lean into grower fizz; ask them to open a biodynamic Champagne 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.
Counter-only oyster and Champagne bar behind a Boulingrin fishmonger, matching shellfish to fizz by the glass.
The list: Tiny counter pairing oysters and shellfish with Champagne by the glass behind a Boulingrin fishmonger
Tip: Squeeze in at the counter for oysters and a glass of Champagne; it is the freshest sparkling-and-shellfish match in Reims.
Family-run wine bar on the Place du Forum with a deep grower-Champagne list and a late, convivial room. A Reims institution for terroir-driven bubbles.
The list: Around 500 references of wine, Champagne and spirits, with a strong line in grower and biodynamic Champagne alongside the big houses
Tip: Brothers Nicolas and Pierre-Louis Papavero lean into grower fizz; ask them to open a biodynamic Champagne by the glass.
Wine shop and tasting bar open since 1985, pouring small-domaine Champagnes with food into the evening near the Reims centre.
The list: A wide selection of small-domaine Champagnes and still wines for tasting on site and to take away, running since 1985
Tip: Long-running cave a manger; the team pairs small-grower Champagnes with cheese and charcuterie into the evening.