Bathing in Champagne Bubbles

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October 14th 2008

Published: October 15th 2008

After about a month in any place, you just need to get out. Your head is at the bursting point because of everything you have had to absorb to live. So, my friends (Sophia, Kevin, and Trixi) and I went to Reims (Rheims in English) for the weekend. I think so many years working in a museum have caused me to become somewhat of a history buff. I spent the weekend basking in the history of a city ... Read Full Entry

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Cathedrale de Reims

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3rd largest champagne producer in France

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the cellars

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champagne fermenting

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wall of champagne

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it's so damp, there is grass growing on the walls

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process of fermentation: the bottle is stored at a 20 degree angle at first, and as the wine ferments, the degree at which it is stored increases. Depending on the particular kind of champagne, the fermentation process takes at least 3/4 years.