I've been in #Champagne for a few days exploring with the @ChampagneBureauUK the UK division of the French organisation @Champagne_Officiel that represents all the growers and Champagne Houses. Did you know that, by volume, the UK is the largest export market for Champagne still? - no, it doesn't all end up with me! We went out into the vineyards - it's been a bumper harvest this year and while there are still grapes on the vines they are left behind because the growers have only picked the best grapes! This is looking back at the church in #HautVillers village - where Dom Perignon, the Benedictine monk whose work in wine-making was at the heart of the development of champagne lived. The village itself is charming and you can visit the church and see where Dom Perignon is buried. It's right in the cradle of the Champagne region - with surrounding vineyards on the Rheims mountain. A great place to sample some of the champagnes produced here from a total of around 278,000 individual vineyard plots spread across 320 villages (crus). I've learnt a lot - and will be sharing on the blog in the next few weeks. What a great way to #CelebrateLife - don't you think we should all drink more champagne? #travelblogger #travelphotography #instagood #instatravel #igersfrance #guardiantravelsnap #picoftheday #travellife #instatravelling #lifestyleblogger #travelinstyle #londonblogger #tbin #ttot #bubbles #girlswhotravel #lifestyleblogger #sheisnotlost

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