Tag: champagne
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The Caves Beneath Épernay That Hold Millions of Champagne Bottles
Beneath Épernay’s grand Avenue de Champagne, chalk tunnels hold millions of ageing bottles — and the secrets of how true Champagne is made — plus get weekly France stories free in our newsletter.
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The Underground World That Makes Every Bottle of Champagne Possible
Beneath the elegant boulevard of Épernay, more than 100 million bottles of Champagne sleep in the dark. Here is the hidden world — and the extraordinary history — that makes every bottle possible.
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Why Every Bottle of Champagne Spends Years in the Dark Underground
Beneath the chalk hills of northeast France, 300 million bottles of Champagne sleep in ancient Roman tunnels. Here is what really happens underground — and why it matters.