Moet & Chandon Cellars ★ 4.7
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.
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.
A grower-champagne bar on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, pouring small-producer cuvees by the glass. A relaxed stop between the avenue house cellars.
The list: Grower-champagne specialist on the Avenue de Champagne, pouring small-producer cuvees by the glass in a relaxed setting
Pours: Grower Champagne, Extra Brut, Blanc de Blancs
Housed in the restored Chateau Perrier on the Avenue de Champagne, this municipal museum opened in 2021 with collections on champagne history and regional.
The only 5-star hotel on the Avenue de Champagne, in a 19th-century mansion once owned by the Mercier family. Fifteen rooms look over the avenue or the landscaped.
The list: Champagne aperitifs in the salon and garden; concierge-arranged tastings and cellar visits along the avenue
A five-room bed and breakfast run by the Rimaire family on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, within walking distance of Moet & Chandon and Mercier.
The list: Host-led champagne introductions; recommendations and bookings for the avenue house cellars
A vineyard-focused Moet & Chandon experience taking guests into the estate vines around Epernay, with a vineyard walk, cellar access and a Grand Vintage pairing.
A grape-picker-for-a-day programme created by the Grand Reims tourist office and independent winegrowers. During the September harvest, guests pick and press.
The only laser-guided little-train ride through champagne cellars, at Mercier in Epernay. A panoramic lift descends to the 18 kilometres of tunnels for a train.