The Moët & Chandon Cellars

The best-known house on the avenue has its cellars beneath number 18: kilometres of chalk galleries where the bottles age. The basic tour, the Instant Impérial, starts in a private salon, goes down into the galleries and ends with a comparative tasting of Brut Impérial and Rosé Impérial before passing through the shop.

Which tour to choose

All three cellar tours last an hour and a half. The Instant Impérial costs €48; the Signature, €65, compares the Brut Impérial with the latest white Grand Vintage; Autour du Grand Vintage, €85. If it is a special trip, Richesses Naturelles (€230 per adult, two and a half hours) adds a car journey to the Fort Chabrol vineyards.

Practical details

Tours run from 9:30 to 17:00, with a time slot booked online, in French or English; in Spanish only as a private tour, by asking at [email protected]. The cellars are cool: bring a jacket. There is a lift.