We drove to the Champagne region today. First stop was Mercier, the most drank champagne in France. It's known for being flashy, and flashy it was. The big barrel in the lobby was from a huge stunt in Paris. The creator wanted champagne to be accessible to common folks, so to him, THANK YOU!
The cellar tour was defintely something different. We had to take a tram. And not a tram that was fast or filled with tons of turns. No, I think we could've walked it faster. It was also an audio guide and included some bad theme park type mannequins.
But the cellar was HUGE. Went on for miles actually.
We were some of the only people to buy the grand tasting, getting to choose 3 champagnes each. My favorite was the demi sec, which is sweeter than the brut, while Aaron preferred the brut.
Cheers!
Trixie got to run through the grapes. I don't think she really cared that much though. Champagne isn't the best region for dogs because they're not allowed to go in the caves. It was cool enough that we could leave her in the car, but we didn't want to leave her for more than an hour.
Next stop; Lafond. A baby winery, created in 1997. We got 6 champagnes again and they didn't really believe in putting sugar in their drinks. I liked the rose while Aaron liked the brut. He preferred this winery to Mercier.
After tasting, we went to Reims where we saw the smaller Notre Dame.
It was actually quite cosy while still being enormous. The stained glass was very different here.
Dinner was uneventful, but we did have champagne.
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