Around Reims

The city of Reims and the Montagne de Reims
By Tom Stevenson and Michael Edwards

This Guide was last updated on 25 June 2010
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Wine producers to visit

Champagne G. H Mumm & Cie

Address: 25 Rue du Champs de Mars, 51100 Reims
Tel: 03 26 49 59 69  Fax: 03 26 40 43 13
Email: guides@mumm.com
Web: www.mumm.com
Geo-coordinates:  Latitude: 49:15:49N (49.26356)    Longitude: 4:2:15E (4.03748) 

Once the most famous Champagne brand in the USA, Mumm enjoyed a renaissance of quality  in the early 2000s with the arrival of a new cellarmaster, Dominique Demarville, who revitalized the flagship Cordon Rouge Cuvée and was the mastermind behind the new prestige Cuvée R. Lalou (a superb 1998). Other fine Champagnes are the all-Chardonnay Cramant de Mumm (a refined, youthful wine from a top Côte des Blancs village) and the new Grand Cru selection. The house offers four cellar tours, one for the casual visitor wanting to learn more taking about 60 minutes, and three specialised programs for serious champagne lovers taking around 90 minutes.

Useful information: Visits without appointment 7 days a week from March – October  09.00-11.00 and 14.00-17.00 (times of last visits). From November – February open the same hours on Saturday but other days must be by appointment and closed Sundays, 25 December and 1 January. 'Traditional visit' €10; 'Cramant' visit €15; 'Vintage' visit €15; 'Grand Cru' visit €20. To book a group visit or make a winter appointment, send an email. English and several other languages spoken.