G.H. Mumm

Visited G.H. Mumm Champagne House in Reims.

They have hour-long english guided tours of their caves and museum. The price of the tour depends on which champagne tasting course you choose. Learned some cool new facts about champagne. For example, the difference between a Brut, Extra Brut and Brut Naturale is how much sugar it contains. I didn't even know they added sugar to champagne in the first place.

It was a great experience to actually see the process and how all of the bottles are kept and maintained. A lot of work goes into making one bottle of chamapgne!

Day Trip to Reims

We took a day trip to Reims.

It's located about 80 miles away from Paris, or a convenient 45 minute train ride. Reims is most famous for Champagne, and many of the largest Champagne houses have headquarters here. We briefly saw the Notre Dame of Paris from a cab window but there is also a Notre Dame of Reims (Reims Cathedral), and is listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I was in awe of the meticulous details and it's unbelievable that everything was done by hand... can't even imagine.

Reims is a quiet, small and charming town. I definitely want to make another trip since we were only able to visit one Champagne house (next post).