Maison Ruinart ★ 4.8
The oldest Champagne house opens its 8 kilometres of UNESCO-listed chalk crayeres 40 metres beneath Reims, centred on the Blanc de Blancs and Dom Ruinart.
Hour-long guided tours of Taittinger's UNESCO-listed Gallo-Roman chalk crayeres beneath Reims, closing with a tasting of Brut Reserve or Comtes de Champagne.
Address: 9 Place Saint-Nicaise, 51100 Reims, France, Champagne
The oldest Champagne house opens its 8 kilometres of UNESCO-listed chalk crayeres 40 metres beneath Reims, centred on the Blanc de Blancs and Dom Ruinart.
Pommery shows its Elizabethan estate and 18 kilometres of art-lined Gallo-Roman chalk pits 30 metres underground, with tastings of Apanage Brut and the Cuvee Louise.
The Veuve Clicquot visit center on the Butte Saint-Nicaise leads through the chalk cellars to a guided tasting of Yellow Label, the blended rose and vintage flights.
Moet & Chandon opens its 28 kilometres of UNESCO-listed cellars on the Avenue de Champagne, with guided tours and a seated tasting of Imperial Brut or Grand Vintage.
Mercier runs the only little-train tour through its 18 kilometres of Epernay cellars, with a panoramic lift, the train circuit and a Mercier brut tasting.
G.H. Mumm guides visitors through almost 25 kilometres of cellars in central Reims, finishing with a tasting of the Cordon Rouge flagship brut and vintages.
The oldest Champagne house opens its 8 kilometres of UNESCO-listed chalk crayeres 40 metres beneath Reims, centred on the Blanc de Blancs and Dom Ruinart.
Pommery shows its Elizabethan estate and 18 kilometres of art-lined Gallo-Roman chalk pits 30 metres underground, with tastings of Apanage Brut and the Cuvee Louise.