Champagne – The combination of a chalk subsoil and a cooler northerly climate help to produce the acidity necessary to make these highly prized wines! Champagne is considered the king of sparkling wines which offer a range of styles from dry to medium (demi-sec), white and rosé. Most is sold as non-vintage but for a real treat go for a Vintage Champagne!
Reims and Epernay both claim to be the capital of Champagne, and where the main big name Champagne houses and cellars are located. But there are many smaller individual winemakers in the region which stretches south to Bar-sur-Aube.
Champagne is the world’s most important region for sparkling wine – and fiercely protective governing bodies are intent to keep it that way. It’s insisted that wines made are subject to strict regulations and, most importantly, must be produced in the region in order to be labelled Champagne.
Wines are usually a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grown on chalky soils not dissimilar to our own in the south of England. They must be made using the traditional method, whereby a blend of base wines undergo a second fermentation in bottle, creating its signature effervescence. Now more than ever, there’s phenomenal value to be found in Champagne – you just need to know where to look.
Majestic Wine
Most popular in CHAMPAGNE
Champagne vineyard accommodation Wine Chateaux
- Champagne A.D.Coutelas – B&B Villa Louis Victor, Dizy
- Champagne Andre Bergere – B&B
- Champagne Bonnet-Ponson – Hotel
- Champagne Collery at Ay
- Champagne Domaine Sacret – B&B
- Champagne Gilmaire-Etienne – B&B
- Champagne Jean Moet – Hotel
- Champagne Jeangout Rêve Champenois B&B
- Champagne Leclerc Briant – B&B Epernay
- Champagne Marcel Richard – B&B
- Champagne Michel Gonet – Villa Signolle B&B , Epernay
- Champagne Michel Maillard – B&B
- Champagne Nicolas Maillart – Clos 1753 gîte
- Champagne Palmer et Co – Chigny-les-Roses B&B
- Champagne PERSON, Clos des Belvals, Champagne B&B
- Champagne Philippe Martin – B&B
- Champagne Pierre Trichet B&B near Reims
- Champagne Ployez-Jacquemart – B&B, Ludes
- Champagne R Coulon – B&B
- Champagne Voirin Jumel B&B + Gîte, Cramant
Champagne vineyard Bed & Breakfast, Chambres d’Hote
- Champagne A.D.Coutelas – B&B Villa Louis Victor, Dizy
- Champagne Andre Bergere – B&B
- Champagne Domaine Sacret – B&B
- Champagne Gilmaire-Etienne – B&B
- Champagne Jeangout Rêve Champenois B&B
- Champagne Leclerc Briant – B&B Epernay
- Champagne Marcel Richard – B&B
- Champagne Michel Gonet – Villa Signolle B&B , Epernay
- Champagne Michel Maillard – B&B
- Champagne Museum with accommodation
- Champagne Palmer et Co – Chigny-les-Roses B&B
- Champagne PERSON, Clos des Belvals, Champagne B&B
- Champagne Philippe Martin – B&B
- Champagne Pierre Trichet B&B near Reims
- Champagne Ployez-Jacquemart – B&B, Ludes
- Champagne R Coulon – B&B
- Champagne Voirin Jumel B&B + Gîte, Cramant
- Domaine de Prin – Champagne B&B
Champagne vineyard Hotels, Guest Houses
- Champagne Bonnet-Ponson – Hotel
- Champagne Jean Moet – Hotel
- Château d’Etoges – Champagne Hotel
- Chateau de Rilly – Champagne hotel
- Hotel Castel Jeanson – Ay Champagne Hotel
- Les Grains d’Argent – Dizy Champagne Hotel
- LOISIUM Champagne Hotel & Spa
- Moulin Du Landion – Champagne Hotel, Cote des Bars
- Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa – Champagne
Champagne vineyard self-catering gites, cottages, apartments
- Champagne Andre Bergere – B&B
- Champagne Collery at Ay
- Champagne Museum with accommodation
- Champagne Nicolas Maillart – Clos 1753 gîte
- Champagne Voirin Jumel B&B + Gîte, Cramant
- Chavot-Courcourt – Champagne Gîte du Clos Pommier
Champagne wine villages
- Ay-en-Champagne wine village
- Les Riceys Champagne Wine Village
- Rilly-la-Montagne – Champagne Wine Village
Other Champagne accommodation options
- Gîte les Moignottes – Vitry-le-Francois – canalside self-catering away from the bustle of Reims