The third day of the Italian Job Tour dawned sunny and warm, and proceeded to get warmer. We are now in Beaune, in France’s Burgundy (Bourgogne) region, where it’s a very pleasant 28C.
We started the day with a visist back at Pol Roger on the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay. This Champagne house is not open to the public so we were very honoured to be able to visit. This was all thanks to Nick James, Pol Roger UK MD and E-type owner – thanks Nick.
We toured the extensive cellars, and learned about the creation and production of fine Champagne, followed by a visit to the bottling and labelling section. We finished with a tasting of the Brut Reservee in magnums – as served for the recent royal wedding of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge. And for those of you wondering about the title of yesterday’s post, Pol Roger was the favourite sparkling beveredge of Sir Winston Churchill.
We have then driven 195 miles through the sunny French countryside to Beaune, where we are staying at the fabulous Hotel Le Cep. We’re looking forward to a gourmet dinner tonight in the restaurant, before heading on to Geneva tomorrow.
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