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.
Champagne bar, boutique and guest house on the Avenue de Champagne pouring the biodynamic Leclerc Briant range into the evening.
The list: Champagne bar and boutique on the Avenue de Champagne pouring the full biodynamic Leclerc Briant range by the glass
Tip: Taste the biodynamic Leclerc Briant range on the famous avenue, then linger on the garden terrace as the houses light up.
Perrier-Jouet's Champagne bar and restaurant on the Avenue de Champagne, pouring the house range up to the Belle Epoque prestige cuvee.
The list: House Champagne bar pouring the Perrier-Jouet range including Belle Epoque, by the glass and in flights on the avenue
Tip: Book the Belle Epoque flight to taste the floral Perrier-Jouet prestige cuvee in the house's own bar on the avenue.
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.
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.