Ardennes Collection

The portico in wrought iron on entrance door to Champagne Louis Roederer, Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Wrought iron fence with golden letters shining in the setting sun at Champagne Louis Roederer, Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Sign on the wall at Champagne Palmer, a big cooperative co-operative, Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

The Reims Cathedral: the stained glass of the famous rosette, Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France, low light grainy grain

The Reims Cathedral: the stained glass windows behind the altar, the middle one being by Chagall, Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France, low light grainy grain

The Reims cathedral with its high gothic arched vaults and sun shining through the stained glass windows, Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France, low light grainy grain

A street with village houses and road signs to Epernay, Cumieres and the Route de Champagne, the village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A blue street sign on a white wall in the village that indicates the road to the
Sign that indicates the road to the next village Cumieres and a sun, the village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A brass sign outside the restaurant, Restaurant Les Berceaux, Patrick Michelon, Epernay, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Detail: The tomb grave in a church of the monk Dom Pierre Perignon ( the father
Grave of the monk Dom Pierre Perignon, cellar master in the monastery Abbey (1639-1715), village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

The tomb grave in a church of the monk Dom Pierre Perignon ( the father of champagne )
Grave of the monk Dom Pierre Perignon, cellar master in the monastery Abbey (1639-1715), village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A man contemplating on a bench in a church in front of the altar with a ray of sunshine
The church is where the monk Dom Perignon (the father of champagne) is buried, the village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A romantic table set for wine tasting and dinner with many glasses and candelabra, Champagne Ruinart, Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France, low light grainy grain

In the underground winecellar that is an old chalk quarry: you can see how the stone
Wine cellar that is an old chalk quarry: you can see how the stone was cut out of the rock, Champagne Ruinart, Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A pinot noir leaf - you can identify the variety since the leaf goes all the way into the center
A pinot noir leaf, Champagne Francois Seconde, Sillery Grand Cru, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A polished brass sign at the winery of Louis Roederer saying cave (the wine cellar), Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

The underground wine cellar, bottles aging in pupitres (racks) upside down waiting to be disgorged
Wine cellar, bottles aging in pupitres (racks) upside down waiting to be disgorged. Champagne Francois Seconde, Sillery Grand Cru, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

The underground wine cellar, thousands of bottles aging either in pupitres (racks)
Bottles aging either in pupitres (racks) waiting for the secondary fermentation. Champagne Francois Seconde, Sillery Grand Cru, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A village hous with a giant rose bush and a wrought A wrouight iron painted sign
Sign that illustrates the theme of champagne and wine production: the village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

In the underground winecellar that is an old chalk quarry: thousands (4047) of bottles
ruinartWine cellar that is an old chalk quarry: thousands and millions of bottles aging, Champagne Ruinart, Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A glass of rose champagne Dizy 1er Premier Cru Terres Rouges 2002 (100% pinot meunier
Rose champagne Dizy 1er Premier Cru Terres Rouges 2002 (100% pinot meunier - very unusual), Champagne Jacquesson in Dizy, Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

In the wine cellar: la detail of a large oak storage casks with a polished hatch
Oak casks with a hatch marked that the vat contains wine from Avize Vieille Vignes, Champagne Jacquesson in Dizy, Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A street with street signs to Fismes, nanteuil and Cumieres and a building that is
Signs to Fismes, nanteuil and Cumieres and a building that is the vendangeoir Taittinger, the village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A wrought iron painted sign that illustrates the theme of champagne and wine production
Sign that illustrates champagne and wine production, the village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A decorated house with champagne symbols and flowers, the village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A wrouight iron painted sign that illustrates the theme of champagne and wine production
Sign that illustrates champagne and wine production, the village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A view of the Vallee de la Marne river and vineyards and the village Cumieres, the village of Hautvillers in Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

In the wine cellar: Dusty dust covered bottles lying in a wooden crate after the
Dust covered bottles after the secondary fermentation in bottle. The bottles are sealed with a crown cap. The crate is marked UC 93 (presumably Union Champagne, vintage 1993)

A detail of the label of a bottle from the range Authentis: A single grape variety
A single grape variety champagne from Petit Meslier, Brut Millesime vintage 1998 Champagne Duval Leroy, Vertus, Cotes des Blancs, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Herve Jestin, oenologist and chief winemaker holding a bottle of champagne Beuverie 1983 vintage that he will disgorge manually

A detail of a stainless steel wine fermentation tank with the opening. The winery is designed
The winery is designed and the wine making follows Feng-Shui principles. Champagne Duval Leroy, Vertus, Cotes des Blancs, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Rows of stainless steel fermentation tanks and a newly cleaned floor. The winery is designed
The winery is designed and the wine making follows Feng-Shui principles. Champagne Duval Leroy, Vertus, Cotes des Blancs, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Stainless steel fermentation tanks of an unusual shape wider than they are high
Fermentation are high and with the opening on the top off centre. The winery is designed following Feng-Shui principles which according to their empirical experiences make a better wine

In the winery: bottles upside down in a machine that puts the neck in a salt solution
A machine that puts the neck in a salt solution that is below freezing so that it forms an ice plug, Champagne Larmandier-Bernier, Vertus, Cote des Blancs, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A big sign saying Champagne larmandier-Bernier, wine grower since 1849, vineyards in Cramant
Champagne larmandier-Bernier, wine grower since 1849, vineyards in Cramant and Vertus, Champagne Larmandier-Bernier, Vertus, Cote des Blancs, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Glasses of champagne set on a white background for a tasting of the range of wines
Glasses of champagne set for a tasting of the range of wines and a cork at Champagne Deutz in Ay, Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A stainless steel fermentation tank with still wine undergoing cold stabilization
A stainless steel fermentation tank with wine undergoing cold stabilization, at Champagne Deutz in Ay, Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Wine Bottles of champagne resting horizontally on the side undergoing secondary fermentation
Bottles of champagne undergoing secondary fermentation and closed with crown caps (capsules) at Champagne Deutz in Ay, Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Rows of Stainless steel wine fermentation tanks with two tanks that are in cold stabilization at Champagne Deutz in Ay, Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

The Deutz building seen from the garden behind the main house with red roses
The Deutz building seen from the garden behind the main house at Champagne Deutz in Ay, Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

In the tasting room a waitor pouring champagne for a tasting Cuvee William Deutz
Waitor pouring champagne for a tasting Cuvee William Deutz Brut Millesime vintage 1996 at Champagne Deutz in Ay, Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

a view over the village and vineyards of Chouilly at the experimental vineyard of
Vineyards of Chouilly at the experimental vineyard of the CIVC at Plumecoq in the Cote des Blancs. Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

In the court yard at Champagne Deutz a statue of young Cupid It has given the name
Courtyard at Champagne Deutz. It has given the name to Deutz champagne cuvee Amour de Deutz at Champagne Deutz in Ay, Vallee de la Marne, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Analytical wine tasting in a neutral white environment a white desk a backlit white
Analytical wine tasting champagne glasses, Maison de la Champagne (the House of the Champagne Region), the head quarters of CIVC (Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne)

A vineyard tractor that can be used for spraying and for mechanical weed removal
A vineyard tractor used for spraying and for mechanical weed removal in the vineyard at the CIVC at Plumecoq near Chouilly in the Cote des Blancs, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

A view over the mother vines or even grand mother vines that are the source for new plants and grafts. Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

Experiment with chemical weed killer to the right where there is now grass or weed between the rows
Experiment with chemical weed killer at the vineyard of the CIVC at Plumecoq near Chouilly in the Cote des Blancs. It is used for testing soil treatment, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

a very young vine first year after plantation in sandy soil at the experimental vineyard
First year after plantation at the experimental vineyard of the CIVC at Plumecoq near Chouilly in the Cote des Blancs. Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

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