After doing a tour and tasting at Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin (VCP), we decided to stop by La Vinocave…read moreon our way back to the Reims train station. This shop is located on the Place Drouet D'Erlon which is lined with restaurants, chocolatiers, patisseries, bars and cafés and is a 5 minute walk from the station. My sister needed to buy a specific Champagne brand as a belated wedding gift for a friend who loves Champagne. She wanted to buy a bottle of Ruinart Champagne (Ruinart's the oldest champagne house in France). The people at VCP recommended that we visit La Vinocave to buy Ruinart. We took their advice and we were not disappointed. My sister was able to buy a Ruinart at the price point she was willing to pay. I really really wanted to buy something to bring home but I packed light for this trip and I did not have room for more things! They have so many different brands of Champagne! I have not never even heard of many of them. It's worth coming in here just to see the collection and learn or get a recommendation from the very knowledgeable owner!

Wonderful selection of beers, lots of local brews, Nogne, Brewdog, Westvleteren 12, glassware,…read morebeer-lover's paradise. if you are in Nord Pas Calais you have no excuse not to visit here

From the owner: La passion et son partage Entre la place des Héros et la Grand'Place, ce petit commerce caché sous…read moreles arcades arrageoises est l'expression d'une passion individuelle qui veut être partagée par son propriétaire. Ce dernier rassemble, en tant que connaisseur, le plus grand nombre de bières de toute nationalité, de la plus reconnue à la plus méconnue fabrication artisanale. On imagine avec difficultés une si grande variété de goûts que l'on ne finit pas de découvrir.

This shop in Épernay, close to the train station, has a fabulous assortment of champagne. They also…read moresell racks, buckets, and other champagne souvenirs and paraphernalia. There is also a bar. The owner is very nice and accommodating. I will be back!!

I always hate to say this, but the portions here were huge. The food was great, but my god. I…read morealmost went into some zombie food coma. Very thorough and interesting wine list especially for champagne as you'd expect. Lots of Classic French fare. There was a tasty but large foie gras pate. There was a huge plate of smoked salmon. There were like a zillion large scallops on my entree. The cheese course was ridiculously large after all of this. For dessert we had a nice dessert sampler. Everything was delicious (mint chocolate chip ice cream!) and it was oddly a nice size. The food was very good. Staff was friendly with our lack of French. But, my good portions were big.

I passed this wine shop on my way to the Le Creuset outlet sale in Fresnoy le Grand. It was closed…read morefor lunch when I was on my way to the sale, but I made a mental note to stop on my way home. The reserves in the wine cellar at home were running low. In all honestly, this was the only shop that I really noticed on my hour long drive through the villages of northern France. There's a whole lot of nothin' up this way. The store was open on my way home and I was looking forward to bringing home some cases French wine to restock. The warehouse sale at Le Creuset is an annual treat, but my stop at Caves Nancy Greg was definitely the nicest part of my shopping trip! I made a loop through the store on my own to check out what they had in stock. I am no wine expect, but I have enjoyed one or two (ahem) bottles in my time. After my preliminary browse, the guy working there walked around with me and made recommendations. He was very friendly, and was happy to practice his english. Between his english and my french, we got along just fine. I picked up several different cases of wine across many price points - from a very delicious 4.80€ bordeaux to a st. emilion grand cru for 14€ (we haven't tried it yet.) After loading up a push cart with many boxes of wine, he asked me if I'd like to taste some wine. Would I? Would I? Bien sur!! We tasted at least 10 different wines, and I ended up buying some pommerol as well. Caves Nancy Greg is a nice wine shop in the middle-of-nowhere France, if you find yourself out that way, definitely stop by and pick up a bottle or 60. And the wine cellar is full at the Reed house. If you find yourself in the middle-of-nowhere Belgium, stop by, we'll pop a cork.