Bonjour, mon amies...yes I've been away and yes I have just had a
visit into France....
but can you guess whereabouts???
You can't guess...o.k....we visited Reims in the Champagne region...
and although I have hundreds of photos of the city and surrounding areas
I thought I would start with our visit to Mumm.
We made some enquiries about having a tasting or two,
but the only way they would give us a drink was
to pay for a tour....so off we went...
We went down and down into the cellars...here we saw the original
barrels that were used to store the champagne...
these are now no longer used due to the flavours
imparted from the oak...
There was lots of clever displays, including these back-lit bottles...
I would have happily taken home a few of these boxes...
These old bottles contain the 'heritage' of the champagne house...
and are often referred to by the Cellar Master for taste comparisons.
There are 25 kilometres of caves which took 70 years to build.
A sample of some of the bottle sizes...
Some very happy customers!
Oh Yummmmm. Champagne is my favourite. Looks great Robyn.
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Kylie
Thank you for the introduction to Mumm's and this region of France, I have not been yet. How interesting. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHelenxx
Oh, what a beautiful start to my morning. That goes to show, people can be very persistent to get a good bottle of bubbly "there are 25 kilometres of caves which took 70 years to build." :-)
ReplyDeleteMmmm, is right. Glad to see you enjoyed the trip. I can't wait to read more about it.
ReplyDeleteI love champagne. Generally speaking, you can pick up good quality wine in France for not much money, which I love.
ReplyDeleteMy gosh Rob this sounds fantastic. Hope you gave some tips to Graeme and Louise.
ReplyDeleteLove reading about your adventures.
Love Anne-Maree Fraser xxxxx
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