Better Tips To Buy Champagne

24.08.2008
Where better to buy champagne than in northern France, direct from the growers themselves? 

Champagne vineyards are surprisingly quick and easy access (on motorways excellent) from Dunkirk.

Once you are in the area, you can meander along charming country roads surrounded by vineyards, take in a few historic sites (and not just the mediaeval cellars!), have the odd little taste, and feel really pleased with yourself that you've taken the car and theres room in the boot!

We will shortly write about interesting tours you could take by car through the champagne vineyardsby ferries. But in the meantime, well start with a few suggestions for visits and tastings (and buying). These suggestions are the writers personal choice, drawn from years of driving through the champagne vineyards and getting recommendations from connoisseur friends. None of the grand champagne houses are included they're wonderful, but then theres something even more interesting about discovering producers off the beaten track whose champagne is superb certainly good enough to win many a highly coveted prize. These champagnes become your own, reminding you of a delightful trip with every glass you pour.

A key point is the extraordinary value that you get. Remember, you buy at ex-cellar prices when you buy direct from the grower, cutting out the middle-man. Many of those mentioned below sell to the famous Champagne houses but reserve some of their production for sale under their own name, so its a good way to get great champagne at affordable prices.

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