Hotel Jean Moet

Great website to plan your vacation

by ealgisi

Surfing the internet i have found this great website containing a lot of information about place to visit in France with a lot of local information about places, what to do, etc...

http://www.francethisway.com/

Epernay - epi centre of Champagne

by pedroswift

"Champagne Houses"

Please don't die before knocking on a couple of doors on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay.

Don't feel bad about it - the major Houses located on the Avenue all charge you for the tour and the tasting afterwards!!

A tip re the tasting part - more bang for your buck!

Suffer from mobility problems? Some houses have many stairs to climb/descend during a visit. Take the weight off your feet. Mercier has a lift (elevator) and a petit train ride around the cellars.

Do I qualify? In the "When was your last visit:" section I have put - "I visit frequently"..... Every second year since 1994 : a couple of times twice in the year. Could be "frequent"? Anyway several visits plus the odd taste or two back on the range in Australia leads me to have an opinion on the product of the region.

more on Champagne-Ardenne Page

The Heart of the Champagne Region

by amlanza

"Visiting the Champagne region"

Epernay is truly the heart of France's champagne region. When you arrive (about an hour outside of Paris by train), the breath taking vineyards are visible within the city limits. For anyone who wants to see the champagne region, but lacks access to a car, Epernay is a must!

Epernay: France

by jmcboulder

"The Champagne Capital..."

Well... close to it at least. Epernay is an excellent destination. I have been to Europe three times and every time I make a point of getting out to Epernay. I love the champagne and the small city feel of this very hospitable French town. Some of the great champagne houses include Moet & Chandon, Perrier Jouet and Leclerc Briant.

"Leclerc Briant"

You probably haven't heard of Leclerc Briant. Most people haven't. They only do about two tours of their establishment every two weeks (as opposed to Moet who does hundreds a day). They are a privately owned family run champagne house located a bit of a walk from the Avenue Du Champagne. It is worth the walk. They provide a very interesting, private tour and an excellent tasting. We purchased two bottles from this house alone to bring back with us. Very reasonable prices as well.

"The Hall of Dom"

Seen here is some of the best champagne known to man. I like to call this the Hall of Dom as it is a very long hall below the Moet & Chandon Maison, lined with Dom Perignon Magnum bottles. Very nice. I tried to buy a bottle of 1985 Vintage Dom during the trip, but they were all out. =(