Monte Carlo - Reims
The home stretch took us right through the region of Champange. And I figured well, I suppose I must sample some of the fine champagnes in this area, really I had an obligation to keep this fine industry running with my contribution to the cost of a tour and wine tasting. And so it was. We set up camp outside of Reims, the major city in this region, and headed in to visit some of those famous champagne houses. Do any of these labels look familiar?
I felt like I was rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous when I saw ads in the tourist brouchures about visiting these champagne houses. These are the same labels I look at briefly in Dan Murphy's, grimacing at the price per bottle. Well this was my opportunity to actually taste one of these classy bubblies, and that I did.
We visited the champagne house of G.H. Mumm and took a tour. Here are a few pics of how it went.
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| Did you know there are about 6 sizes you can get your champagne in> Check out the jumbo bottle below |
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| We went down into the tunnels below to walk through the process of production. And it all strats with these little things... |
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| Storage of the bottles, they're like this for months (or years, depending on the vintage). Traditionally a person will turn these bottles little by little each day. This is so the sediment settles at the neck of the bottle, to be extracted later on. Many bottles are still turned by hand. |
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| The library. Some of the oldest bottles of chamagne ever made by GH Mumm are stored here...behind bars... |
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| Ah nice reward. I'm a fan of the demi-sec... |
Well this pretty much brought us to the end of our time in France. We both had work bookings to get back to and in fact ended up being booked every day of the week. I am enjoying working and travelling, but probably need to be doing more of the former. Ah well, I will have the rest of my life for that, We're living in the moment Glen and I, and we all know moments don't last forever, ours will only last the year out then back to normal life. Speaking of moments, these final pictures capture the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen. This was a magical moment we came across, heading to Calais to board the ferry. There's some reward to setting the GPS to avoid toll roads...
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