Caves Taittinger, Historic champagne cellars in Reims, France.
Caves Taittinger is a champagne cellar in Reims occupying chalk tunnels beneath the city, part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing. Visitors walk a long passage of rounded stone arches lined with tall, dark, angled wooden racks drilled with rows of round holes, where bottles rest. Small lamps hang along the centre of the ceiling, and a wooden door with a large wrought-iron cross-shaped ornament stands at the far end.
The site started as a Roman chalk quarry in the 3rd century before the tunnels were later adapted for wine storage. The Taittinger family acquired and developed them into a champagne house beginning in 1932.
The cellars bear the Taittinger family name, who have shaped this place through generations of champagne production and underground wine storage. Visitors can see how bottles rest in the tunnels and experience the craft tradition embedded in this working wine producer.
The cellars welcome visitors year-round with guided tours through the underground passages and tunnels. Wear sturdy shoes on the walk through, as the chalk surfaces can be slippery and temperatures underground stay cool throughout your visit.
The chalk walls carry incised carvings: a large outlined five-pointed star with a smaller uneven symbol at its centre, cross-like marks to either side, and below them a horse in profile facing left with a patterned line across its body. A recessed rectangle beneath the horse holds smaller, indistinct markings.
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