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TAR16 - EP6: "Cathy Drone?" (France)
georgiapeach:
Looks like a match to the Caves Tattinger to me??
http://www.pbase.com/oliviermondet/taittinger
georgiapeach:
from Grape Radio:
The roots of Taittinger date back to 1734, when Champagne merchant Jacques Fourneaux established his company. The business prospered through the 19th century, ultimately Fourneaux-Forest merged with the Taittinger family, who retained control.
Join us as we accompany Cellarmaster Loïc Dupont through the famous Taittinger cellars, located in Reims on the site of Gallo-Roman chalk mines dug during the 4th century, and enlarged in the 13th century by the Saint Nicaise Abbey monks to provide storage for the Champagne wines which they traded in. Remains of the Abbey, which was destroyed during the French Revolution, are still visible today throughout the tunnels, in an excellent state of preservation.
For More Information on Champagne Taittinger: www.taittinger.com
georgiapeach:
45 minutes Reims to Paris by TGV?
http://www.bookrags.com/news/new-high-speed-train-to-champagne-moc/
DianeC:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on March 15, 2010, 10:45:38 PM ---Is Jeff holding a FF clue??
--- End quote ---
Aren't FF's all green?
clue envelopes with the green Fast Forward marker can usually be spotted by the viewers(Googled this).
This looks like it has a compass or something on it...Is that a Roadblock sign?
georgiapeach:
Is the RB a rappel down to the chalk caves?
Taittinger
The oldest parts of Taittinger’s caves (called crayères in Champagne, from the French craie, chalk) were first excavated by Gallic slaves under the fourth-century Roman occupation to provide building materials for the growing city above. Look for the many curious grotesques carved into the chalk.
In the thirteenth century, the caves were enlarged by the monks of the Abbey of Saint Nicaise, who used them to store the champagne in which they traded. While the abbey was destroyed in the French Revolution, well-preserved portions still remain visible in the tunnels.
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