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When Benedictine monk Dom P\u00e9rignon first sipped on what
\nwould be called champagne, he is thought to have said, \u201cCome quickly, I\u2019m
\ndrinking the stars.\u201d Whether he made such a statement or not, the fact remains,
\nchampagne would popularize to the degree that every New Year\u2019s Eve, countless
\nbottles make their way into celebrations around the world. And while you pop
\ncorks, pass the bubbly and drink the stars this New Year\u2019s, you might want to
\nconsider heading to France where true champagne hails.<\/p>\n
Where Is It?<\/strong><\/p>\n Champagne is not champagne unless it comes from a certain What Is It?<\/strong><\/p>\n What makes champagne from Champagne the bubbling product we Where To Go<\/strong><\/p>\n The charming town of Epernay rests on champagne caves so How To Get Around<\/strong><\/p>\n To explore the Champagne region and its cellars, travelers <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When Benedictine monk Dom P\u00e9rignon first sipped on what would be called champagne, he is thought to have said, \u201cCome quickly, I\u2019m drinking the stars.\u201d Whether he made such a statement or not, the fact remains, champagne would popularize to the degree that every New Year\u2019s Eve, countless bottles make their way into celebrations around […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98880357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98880357"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98898125,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880357\/revisions\/98898125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98880357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98880357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98880357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\narea of France. The Champagne region sets up in northeastern France, home to
\nover 15,000 wine growers. The two biggest centers for champagne production are
\nin Reims, about 90 miles northeast of Paris, and Epernay. Travelers looking to
\nexperience the champagne houses of the region can follow the well sign posted
\nChampagne Tourist Route, otherwise the Routes
\ndu Champagne<\/em>. A number of companies offer tours of the region and its most
\nesteemed champagne houses. Wine production in the region is said to date back
\nto the Romans who are thought to have introduced grape growing to the area. By
\nthe 17th<\/sup> century, people began playing with and mastering the
\nnatural bubbliness of the local wines.<\/p>\n
\nall know are the soils in the area. Once bottled, the mixture becomes
\neffervescent. The champagne producers then age their products slowly in wine
\ncellars carved out into the Earth. Some credit monk Dom Pierre P\u00e9rignon and
\nFr\u00e9re Jean Oudart with coming up with champagne as we know it.<\/p>\n
\nbubbly is always at your feet. You can find a number of big name champagne
\ncompanies in town like Mo\u00ebt et Chandon and Pol Roger, both of which have
\ncellars you can tour. Mo\u00ebt et Chandon is particularly worth the stop to not
\nonly see the statue it is most famous champagne namesake, Dom P\u00e9rignon, but
\nalso to view the largest cellars within the Champagne region. The Mo\u00ebt et
\nChandon cellars stretch 28 kilometers. Reims also makes for a good base for
\nexploring the region and its most famous drink. The largest city in the region
\nis the unofficial capital of champagne. You can also find other famous cellars
\nfor tastings such as Mumms, Ruinart and Pommery, all of which offers tours and
\ntastings.<\/p>\n
\ncan get away with taking a train from Paris to Reims and on to Epernay. Both
\ncities offer cellars right in town. You can make your way to some of big
\nplayers in the industry on foot in both cities. For a more off-the-beaten path
\nexperience, you can rent a car to explore the cellars in smaller villages in
\nbetween Reims and Epernay.<\/p>\n