The second champagne house we visited, and the one we were most excited about, was Veuve Clicquot on the south side of Reims.
We started the tour and learned about 'Le Grande Dame' Madame Clicquot, who was one of the first female business owners in France in the early 1800's.
Fun Fact:
The caves Veuve uses to store their champagne were originally mined out by the Romans in ~200bc for the construction of buildings and monuments in the area.
Unfortunately, our tour of the caves was cut short by an untimely illness. But the staff there were awesome and we had already done about half of the tour. Next time were in Reims we'll do the whole sha-bang!
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