Champagne

Champagne is the drink of choice when celebrating the most important occasions in one's life. Whether that is a 50th anniversary, a new marriage, a great start of a career of the birth of your first grandchild, champagne just seems to make the occasion more festive. While most people know that champagne is the ultimate celebratory drink, few people know that champagne actually comes from the Champagne region of France from which this sparkling wine gets it name.

The Champagne region of France is located in the Northeastern region of the country just 90 miles from Paris and quite near the Belgian border. It is a beautiful area to visit and tourists can enjoy the rolling hills and picturesque villages. Visitors to Epevay can enjoy visiting the caves in the area spending a couple of hours or even an entire afternoon. While those visiting Ardenne can enjoy the quiet of rolling forests.

For those who are more into history than nature Sedan offers visitors a chance to visit the largest castle in all of France or one can visit Reims and the important and impressive monuments that are there.

Of course with Paris only being a mere 90 miles away you won't want to miss visiting the city of lovers and artists, viewing the latest in Paris fashions and lunching at one of their wonderful outdoor cafe's

After each sight seeing visit, you will then want to sit back and relax while you enjoy a glass of the sparkling beverage for which this area is famous. In fact, thousands of visits each year come to France simply to see where these sparkling white wines are made and most come away extremely impressed by the thousands of vineyards dotting the countryside. Touring one or two of these wonderful vineyards is exciting and educational and for many awe inspiring. It just may be the highlight of your entire trip to France.

The most impressive thing of all is that these vineyards are not run by large corporations, co-ops or other large enterprises. Instead, the grapes that are grown to make the world's foremost party drink is grown in small vineyards run by thousands of individual growers who work part-time raising and harvesting the grapes that is then bottled and sent around the world. To discover some of the more popular brands of Champagne that come from this region in France why not visit Merandowine.com or do a little research online. You will be amazed at what you discover about this impressive area and may never look at Champagne quite the same way again.

Even if you never have the opportunity to visit the Champagne region of France, you now know more about Champagne and the area where this beverage comes from. Each time you pop open a bottle of bubbly you are bringing a little of that region into your home. So savor the taste, the country and the region that has brought to the world the drink that everyone associates with all the good things in life because each bottle of Champagne itself is worth a celebration.