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Mercier

70 av. de Champagne, Epernay, France
03-26-51-22-22
Ranked #3 of 6 attractions in Epernay
4.0 of 5 stars 78 Reviews
Type: Wineries
Activities: Group tours/train, Wine-tasting, Group tours/day tour
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Europe
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Very organized tour, lots of information, a fun little train ride, Closes for lunch from 12-2! More

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Columbia, South Carolina
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

This tour of the Mercier caves starts with a glass elevator descent to the caves with commentary as we descended. We toured the caves sitting in an open train with commentary as we nagivated the underground passageways. Tours available about every 45 minutes, so no need to make reservations. More

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Avignon, France
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012
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I credit my visit to Mercier and the subsequent tour of their cellars to teaching me 99% of what I know about champagne. The tour starts with a short film on the history of Mercier, after which the group takes an elevator-ride down to the bowels of the cellars. The elevator-ride itself is quite fun, as one wall of the... More

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Geneva, Switzerland
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Mercier offers interesting tours and good tastings. It's easy enough to do if you're staying in Epernay and worthwhile. More

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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

This was our first visit to the Champagne region- this was a great start to the tour as it is really interactive with the train in the cellars and interesting facts. The tasting was also great and I would recommend going for all three tastings as the Vintage is by far the best. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Stumbled upon their tasting rooms in an out-of-the-way or so we thought) village and remembered everyone had been drinking their champagne in the restaurant the night before. Good range of champagnes for tasting, though little English was spoken and we speak only a little French (but more than a lot of people who head to France!). More

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Hong Kong, China
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19 reviews 19 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

We visited there in early May after the visit to Moet. We arrived there at around 2:30pm on Sunday after lunch and there were already a number of people waiting for the tour. We chose the 3 champagnes tasting tour (19 euro each) and the staff is very helpful to explain about the tour and use of audio guide. The... More

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Wiltshire
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Informative, fun and starts by getting the visitor into the mood with a panoramic film of the Mercier founder, the Champagne house and champagne in general. Probably the best champagne trip in the region, unless you have been able to book a personalised visit to one of the houses. A personalised trip is more informative but some houses will not... More

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Verdun, France
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42 reviews 42 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

Mercier was recommended to us by locals when we showed up in the area without any prior bookings. We'd seen Moet, Castellane and a few other big names on the way, but took the advise and did not regret it. As a tourist attraction, it succeeds in presentation, comprehensibility and attractiveness to an international audience. The audioguides come in several... More

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Toronto, Canada
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012
1
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This was my second visit to Mercier, first with my sister with a group after a wedding we attended in Epernay, and the second with my boyfriend the following year. The best guided tour for a champagne house ever, the tastings were obviously soo delicious that during our trek through Europe half my suitcase was filled with bottles of this... More

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