This weekend was all about champagne: growing, harvesting, producing, champagne houses, champagne tasting, champagne cellars, driving through the champagne… ✨
The village of Hautvillers is considered the cradle of champagne, because it was here that the Benedictine monk Dom Perignon invented the method wine becomes champagne 🥂Champagne sparkles ✨The beautiful Verzenay Lighthouse that overlooks the vineyards.From the 13th to 19th century all French kings were crowned in La cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims.The champagne is beautiful, loved the scenery outside the window and couldn’t get over the stunning landscapes of vineyards that go on for as far as you can see.Champagne goes well with apricot tart 🥰4pm 🥂Apricot tartSunrise That view 🍇Magnums 🍾
Best food ever. Another reason to just be in love with France 🇫🇷
Bon Appetit 🍴
Pour L‘Aperitif: mushrooms 🍄🟫 Pour Commencer: foie grasPour Continuer: shrimps & lobster Nos Douceurs: Macaronwine routes open up to the wine lover the taste of this extraordinary growing region.First climbing up the stairs… rewarded by another glass of champagne ☺️MacaronsCheers 🥂 ❤️The champagne also has magical treesThe impressive cellar vaults underneath add up to a length of several kilometers.Reims Day 5: too much champagne. Need a break 😎 (till Saturday). Time to go home! Supporting small family business producing amazing champagne 🍾 Dressing the bottle 💃 Last purchase 🥳 ready to go home…
A bus load full of champagne. We are on the way back home after a fabulous long weekend 🍾 a weekend full of champagne, great food, laughter and wonderful company! Happy birthday!