Epernay is a vast subterranean "city of champagne." For miles and miles there arc streets hewn out of solid chalk ilanked with piles of bottles of champagne of all blends and qualities. Thero i> no light in this labyrinth of streets, crossing?, and turnings, except that given by spluttering candles. All is dark, diiuk, and damp, with the temperature about zero. Ihe largest champagne manufactories jn Epernav have underground cellars which cover 45"acres and contain• 5,000,000 bottles of wine. There is a whole street in Epernay lined with line chateaux, the proprietors of which possess similar establishments.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1177, 12 July 1911, Page 4
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