Castellane Champagne House
In Epernay there are dozens of champagne houses, many of which are situated along the Avenue de Champagne. We visited Castellane as it was a larger champagne house, but not as well known as say Moet (a vast majority of the champagnes in the region never are sold outside of France). We were taken on a tour of the Castellane house, shown how they make champagne and walked the cavernous cellar. The house also has a tower that provides a wondeful view of the region. At the end of the tour we sampled several different champagnes and learned about the different types. The cost of the tour was only a few euro. I would definitely recommend visiting this house and taking the tour to learn about champagne, but the following website also provides some good information on champagne and the different houses: http://www.intowine.com/champagne.htmlTours typically end by 3 so plan on going early.
