Bottles of Wine Fermenting at Moët and Chandon’s Underground Tunnels
I thought that the Moët and Chandon Cellar tours would be boring since I was never really into these kinds of things but I learned that our guide would have a very good command of English. We were told the history of Moët and Chandon and how it became the preferred champagne of Napoleon Bonaparte. Apparently, the grandson of the founder and Napoleon have a very good relationship with each other and Napoleon also had a preference for champagne. He was such a fan that there are a few Napoleon related memorabilia in the premises. It wasn’t just Napoleon that had this fondness for champagne but other nobles as well.
Bottles of Champagne Waiting to be Perfected
Because of this large demand for their product, Moët and Chandon needed a lot of space to process the champagne. You cannot see it above ground because a lot of this processing happens underground. Moët and Chandon has 28 kilometers of tunnels that are used to process the champagne. As we go through the tunnels, you can get a sense of just how vast this place is. The tunnels look very similar to each other so it is very easy to get lost here. There are 28 kilometers of tunnels to get lost into so it is best to stick to the tour guide lest you get left behind.
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