We visit the magnificent 800-year-old Reims cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece where the Kings of France were crowned, before some free time perhaps to wander around this delightful city with its grand squares and elegant shopping arcades. Reims is famous for two very important things. It is the capital of the Champagne Region and its center is marked by the cathedral of coronations. The city is named for Saint Rémi, the Bishop of Reims, who in the year 498 baptized Clovis, the King of the Franks,

In a dim cellar in Reims, France, one of Champagne’s oldest traditions survives as riddlers, or remueurs, like Pablo Lopez, guide each bottle’s sediment by hand. First developed in 1881, this process is key to ensuring the wine is crystal clear by the time it reaches the market. Nowadays, most Champagne houses rely on machines, but a few still reserve this precise work for their rarest cuvées. Discover what’s at stake as this tradition faces a modern shift: https://on.natgeo.com/3Y3y81D | Nation