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Entrance to Rheims cathedral

Entrance to Rheims cathedral

We stayed in Rheims while we toured the famous Champagne houses in Rheims and Epernay.


Roll out the barrel!

Roll out the barrel!

I believe this was taken at Tattinger.


A "riddler".

A "riddler".

The riddler hand turns each bottle slightly to nudge sediment down to the neck. This is a full time job and he turns thousands of bottles a day.


More bottles

More bottles

There are thousands and thousands of champagne bottles in these racks in the chalk cellars of the Champagne houses.


Dom Perignon

Dom Perignon

A statue of Dom Perignon at Moet Chandon in Epernay. The guy who started it all, or so they say.


Moet Chandon

Moet Chandon

We had a wonderful lunch here.


Pommery in Rheims

Pommery in Rheims

The staircase leading from the enormous cellars of Pommery up to the main building. No elevator, you have to use the stairs.


At Moet Chandon

At Moet Chandon

Me and my traveling companions at Moet Chandon in Epernay.