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Champagne is a sparkling white or rosé wine, made specifically in the Champagne region, which capital is Reims (Rheims). Dom Perignon, Taittinger, Veuve Cliquot, Mumm, Mercier and Perrier are world-famous.

They are the symbol of celebrations, parties, glamour… How Champagne is made? When bottles replaced barrels, the wines' natural sparkles remained imprisoned until they were opened. This is how Champagne wines found their bubbles.

Champagne is a "Appellation d'Origine Controlee" or A.O.C., which means that the specificities of the Terroir are recognized and respected. Champagne can be "brut" or "demi-sec", vintage or non-vintage, white or rosé. You can master all these niceties thanks to wine-testing sessions.

Reims (Rheims) is historically the city of French Kings. Since the baptism of Clovis in 496, almost every French Kings had been crowned in the city's cathedral, which is called Notre Dame de Reims. This central place in the French monarchy explains the magnificent architectural patrimony of the area.

The prestige of the wine is associated with a typical and succulent gastronomy with aspargus, pigeons, Brie of Meaux and many others. The landscapes around the city is full of vines, great properties, where Champagne is matured in these typical French farmhouse.

Let's discover the diversity of French vineyards: Champagne, Beaujolais Bourgogne, Alsace, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Provence, Bordeaux and Languedoc-Roussillon.