Experts' Choice Award Champagne Taittinger
11 expert reviews
“What's a cellar tour without a taste or two? This is Taittinger's flagship Champagne - crisp, refined and "feminine," due their emphasis on Chardonnay grapes.”
– Afar Magazine
Frommer's "Taittinger is a grande marque of French champagne, one of the few still controlled by members of the family that founded it in 1932. The cellars were dug as chalk mines during the Gallo-Roman era." Full review
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Tours last about an hour and include everything from how a corking machine works to the art of sediment removal. You might want to consider bringing a light sweater, as cellar temperatures run just below 54°F.
Afar Magazine "The story goes that Thibauld IV of Champagne returned from the Crusade bringing two things, the beautiful roses, planted today right at the entrance, and the Chardonnay grapes. However, ..." Full review
Afar Magazine "These miles of cellars were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. In this case, heaven is underground - where thousands of bottles of Champagne are aging!" Full review
Afar Magazine "The Champagne region was the site of many WWI battles, and the Taittinger Champagne cellars - miles of tunnels - were turned into a hospital for French soldiers." Full review
Afar Magazine "These cobwebby bottles of aging Taittinger Champagne hold the equivalent of 8 regular bottles. They're called Methuselahs - and definitely look the part! Seen on a tour of the Taittinger..." Full review
Afar Magazine "Bottles of Champagne sleep blissfully in a 13th-century wine cave below Taittinger headquarters in Reims." Full review
Afar Magazine "This nearly 2,000-year old wine barrel was discovered in Reims, France, and is now on display at Champagne Taittinger headquarters." Full review
Afar Magazine "72,121 Bottles of Taitinger Champagne sleep blissfully in a 13th-century wine cave below Taittinger headquarters in Reims. The miles of tunnels were originally dug in the chalk by wine-making monks." Full review
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You can tour the amazing network of caves - and taste, too, of course!
Fodor's "Cavernous chalk cellars, first used by monks for wine storage, house 15 million bottles and partly occupy the crypt of the 13th-century abbey that used to stand on this spot." Full review
Independent "The largest family-owned house Taittinger should be top of your agenda, not only for its relaxed vibe but for its superb caves (the Roman-era chalk mines now used as cellars for ageing the wine)."
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