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Champagne is the world capital of sparkling wine and \u00c9pernay is, in wine terms, the capital of Champagne.\u00a0 \u00c9pernay has been destroyed in various European wars, particularly the Hundred Years War, and then it was badly damaged in both World Wars of the 20th<\/sup> century. The city as it is today exists because of sparkling wine.\u00a0 It was only in the early part of the 18th<\/sup> century that the makers of what is now the world\u2019s most famous sparkling wine started settling in attractive city mansions there.<\/p>\n

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The Avenue de Champagne in \u00c9pernay<\/em><\/p>\n

For the visitor today, there are a few attractions worth seeing, but the reason to be in \u00c9pernay is to sample some of the products of many of the most famous Champagne houses\u2026as well quite a few others that are not as well known.\u00a0 And the best place to get to know them is along the Avenue de Champagne.\u00a0 Along this one kilometer street that runs from the Place de la R\u00e9publique to the Mercier winery with its impressive tower, you can stroll along, tasting as you go.\u00a0 Beneath your feet are 150 kilometers of caves, carved into the chalk that makes the wines of this region so distinctive, full of bottles of Champagne.<\/p>\n

Among the best know names on the Avenue de Champagne are Mo\u00ebt et Chandon, Perrier Jouet and Pol Roger.\u00a0 As mentioned, there is also Mercier, which definitely ought to be a stop for any visitor to \u00c9pernay.\u00a0 Not familiar to many Americans, Mercier is the most popular Champagne in France.\u00a0 It certainly offers the best tour in town, with a train ride through the caves.\u00a0 Its popularity probably stems from its price point; their flagship Blanc de Noirs costs only \u20ac33 ($36.50 at current rates).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Some of the architecture along the Avenue de Champagne<\/em><\/p>\n

As you stroll down the avenue, pay attention to the architecture.\u00a0 Some buildings, such as the two top names mentioned, are just factories.\u00a0 But many are grand Belle Epoque mansions, a testament to the wealth that Champagne wines brought to \u00c9pernay.<\/p>\n

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Champagne is the world capital of sparkling wine and \u00c9pernay is, in wine terms, the capital of Champagne.\u00a0 \u00c9pernay has been destroyed in various European wars, particularly the Hundred Years War, and then it was badly damaged in both World Wars of the 20th century. The city as it is today exists because of sparkling … Continue reading \u00c9pernay<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2351,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347\/revisions\/2351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}