This dusty cellar is where the cuvee's over time are stored since the beginning of the Mumm house in Reims. The bottle in the middle signifies the beginning of the red ribbon now associated with G.H. Mumm. There are over 25 million bottles in the under ground cellar space that is owned by Mumm and founded in 1827!
CHEERS! We brought back 3 bottles of this yumminess!
The Cathedral Notre-Dame de Reims was started in 1211 and like I mentioned, was home to the coronations of the Kings of France! It was heavily damaged during WWI and you can see in the photos, bullet holes as well as the areas that have been rebuilt because of the war. All the stained glass was pretty much replaced and almost the whole ceiling.
These are photos of the destruction inside the Cathedral.
Reims was absolutely beautiful and I highly recommend every make a short day trip to the region if you have time. The above photo was so shocking to me. It was on our drive to Reims and it was a grave site to those who died in WWI in France. I had never before felt so connected to a war like I did when I was in France. I looked at the woods thinking of the men who were in hiding there and who risked their lives fighting for their country. It was really touching to be so close to history. France really is such a special country and I can't speak highly enough of how wonderful our time was there.
I hope you will one day think of visiting France!
xoxo,
Amanda
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This post is so touching! The tasting seems amazing, love the cathedral and the graveyard is so thought provoking. America has had so many wars away from our land and we don't have as many reminders.
ReplyDeleteThis post is so touching! The tasting seems amazing, love the cathedral and the graveyard is so thought provoking. America has had so many wars away from our land and we don't have as many reminders.
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