Archaeology handicrafts and science and technology sites to visit Champagne-Ardenne

Created in 1890, the foundry was taken up by Léon Rollinger in 1945. After several changes of direction, she was picked up by the staff in February 2012, to become a Scop, the Fonderie Nouvelle Rollinger, retaining the name of his very former transferee. The foundry today manufactures hardware, industry parts, art and decorative parts (Artfea Range), including personalized medals.

This dolmen located 5 km south of Nogent, in the forest of Lardigny, near the ancient Roman path (CD 1), on the outskirts of Vitry-les-Nogent, is inscribed in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments. " Stone stones "carry on the horizontal side a cavity that retains rainwater. Made by man or natural? Mystery! Traditions also say that they were used to collect the blood of the victims sacrificed or offerings. But we now know that they belonged to a whole funeral body and that they were most often linked to burial, buttes of land where the bodies of the deceased were deposited. It also appears that an illustrious warrior was buried there.

Villenauxe now has 104 hectares of vine classified as Champagne and is the southwestern end of the Marnese vineyard (Reims, Épernay). Despite this, we are far from the 300 winemakers in the early nineteenth century. Here, champagne almost fell into hiding because of phylloxera, at the beginning of the twentieth century. It took 1970 for the activity to resume. Beyond these bubbles, a Easter fair acts as a trade show with forks for the smallest, street shows, in a friendly atmosphere.

Pascal Doquet, from a family of winemakers, takes care of the estate, has since 1995 markets and its wines. It operates a vineyard of 16 hectares divided on the White in most of which Mesnil-sur-Oger (grand cru) and Mont-Aimé (premier crus), including in Epernay and Vitry-le-François. These vineyards, encépagées to 99 discount from chardonnay and 1 of Pinot Noir, aged 6 to 70 years old and have worked in sustainable viticulture. A visit to the farm allows you to discover modern buildings, a pneumatic presses and an air-conditioned fermenting room. The champagne Doquet-Jeanmaire it is a good selection of wines including vintage "Dry white ideal Selection of white" accompanied by seafood. From the old years are also offered in service of 6 bottles, a selection from the year 1970. The experts are not mistaken.

Located in Rilly-la-Montagne, Champagne Paques et Fils is a winery offering a wide range of champagnes. You can discover their expertise and passion for wine by visiting their estate and vineyard. The Champagne Paques et Fils website also provides information on their various partners and their legal notices.

Carolyn Rogers specializes in stained glass (it restores heritage jewels), but is also a talented designer. In his workshop, in the heart of the city, she has a great deal of interest in the transmission of knowledge and ancestral gestures, which is remarkable. It offers a number of individual or collective internships throughout the year, addressing both the novice and a knowledgeable audience. She also performs the torch-spun glass demonstrations. Workshop visits are made by appointment.

The workshop of Natacha Roche Fontaine, ceramist and salish, refugee at Barbuise-Courtavant offers vases, bowls, dishes, bowls, Advent crowns decorated with engobes, enamel and cracked. We also have beautiful lamps, photophores. The workshop is open to the public, but it is better to call before. Halfway between crafts, goldsmith, painting, the artist also organizes courses for children's pottery in summer.

Let us admit that we have a low for sculptures, rakus and beautiful necklaces.

Located in Aulnay-l'Aître, Rotin Création is a furniture store specializing in rattan. Their website offers a wide range of products including sideboards, rolling tables, rattan table and chair sets, rattan lounges, armchairs, beds and consoles. Fans of rattan furniture are sure to find what they're looking for at Rotin Création. The store also offers services such as in-store shopping, in-store collection and delivery.

The Cristal Union sugar plant in Bazancourt is one of the group's main production sites. It specializes in the production of sugar from beet. The site has a production capacity of 23,000 tonnes of beet per day, and produces around 1,700 tonnes of sugar per day. In addition to sugar production, the plant also specializes in pulp and alfalfa dehydration, with an annual production capacity of 130,000 tonnes. The Bazancourt plant is certified ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, IFS, FSSC 22000, 2BSvs, Bio (organic cane sugar), FCA (Feed Chain Alliance) pellets, Approbation agence de l'eau, SMETA and IPEC (pharmaceuticals). The site employs around 370 full-time staff and is managed by Stéphane CLEMENT.

Neuville-sur-Valve, St-Benoit-sur-Valve… The Valve waters this whole region before drinking the Parisians. She takes her source here, under St. Alban Church, at Mount Pimont. Go down 50 m and cross the national that gives such a dull and so sad appearance in the village. Don't trust appearances, bend behind the bus bus… You're rewarded: below is a beautiful covered th-century wash wash, with a wooden area, which is well restored and leaves its vats in the first waters of the nascent creek. With a picnic, you will be installed on this green rest area along which the first waves of the watercourse wind.

The owners of the Champignonnière Poulain have changed their name: the appellation Mushrooms of Cussangy anchors the land more. For more than 30 years, the champis are being bounced here, which we like to discover and explain the production of mushrooms from Paris (white or brown), pleurots (gray, yellow and pink) or oak-oak, a Asian mushroom with also called shiitaké. Their creativity is also regularly generated from new recipes available on their website: a real shop with champagne, ratafia and Boudintella (you'll be surprised!). But what made their reputation is of course the fungus of mushrooms at chaource. What a pleasure to taste this cussangeoise specialty after the visit, on hot toast spent at grill: It's a real delight!

The Serres greenhouses are part of the Garden garden Group and offer many plants and accessories: tropical plants (areca, draceana, yucca, kentia, and timeless ficus), flowering plants (orchids, begonias, bromeliaceae, anthuriums), cacti and bonsai, as well as their accessories, or flavourings… Green hands love!

The Royer family really works to perpetuate the heritage. And with the installation of the sixth generation, Jean-Louis and his wife Edith, the tuilery is taking the cake. She was passionate about pottery, and she installed his workshop, alongside the manufacture of craft tiles with tours and demonstrations, at small prices. So we can discover the tiles made by Jean-Louis, and Edith's works: nest boxes, oils, Middle Ages… The rooms are all baked. Royer tuilery organizes traineeships or refreshments during holidays. If you are lucky, you will arrive at the time of the "big fire": A large oven is lit for nine days for cooking 100 m ³ of tiles. Impressive!

A family of wine growers for 4 generations, Chantal and Jean-François are at the weekend at Petit Presse, a gourmet restaurant in their cellar. Side tour of the operation, make an appointment, but this remains possible 7 j/7. Passage into the cellar, the press and then tasting the champagne of the house. " Emmanuelle "assembles the three varieties.