This was quite fantastic! The museum is full of old machinery and equipment used for making Champagne over the last 400 years! The museum is one of the best (of any kind) that we have ever been to. Our guide spoke little English but between us we managed to understand how it was done! Our Guide, Nicolas, was really nice and helpful and very informative.
After the tour we tried four different types of Champagne and were so impressed with the taste and quality that we bought a few to take home. Upon collecting the bottles from the store, Nicholas gave us a 'gift' of another bottle of 'Grand Cru 2006'! He was very nice. It was a good job that we had walked from the Aire to the museum after all that wine tasting! (the walk was 2 miles each way in the freezing cold).
Outside the Museum
A selection of Grape Presses
The 'Daddy' of presses! an 18 tonne beam press made in 1630
Another type...
These vineyards are worth a small fortune!!
But it didn't stop a 'Champhoon'!!
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