Workshop or class

Reims: Sabrage Technique Workshop and Champagne Tasting

4.5 / 5

23 reviews

Activity provider: Champagne Canard-Duchêne
Workshop or class

Reims: Sabrage Technique Workshop and Champagne Tasting

Activity provider: Champagne Canard-Duchêne

From US$ 97.01 per person

Earn a swordsman diploma in sabrage: the technique of opening a champagne bottle with a sword. Learn about the history of the practice and try a sip of your own opened bottle.

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Duration 1.5 hours
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Instructor
French, English
Private group available

Experience

Highlights
  • Feel the weight and thrill of weilding a golden-handled saber
  • Learn the long history and traditional technique of sabrage
  • Find yourself successful at opening a bottle of Champagne with your sword
  • Recieve a certificate of swordsmanship and taste Champagne from your bottle
  • Discover the tradition of saber making on the grounds of Golden Saber Academy
Full description

Get into the olden tradition of Reims with a Sabrage Technique Workshop. Learn all about the Sabre and how to open a bottle of champagne with a sword. After you succeed, taste the fruits of your labor with a drink from the bottle.

Discover the tradition of saber making, inherited from the many regiments of France, including Napoleon's hussars. Learn the methods of saber laying on the magnificent grounds of The Golden Saber Academy.

After hearing about the history and traditions of making these historical swords, learn to use the Golden handled sword to accomplish your mission: open a bottle of Canard-Duchene.

Find yourself successful, and receive the ultimate reward of tasting champagne from the bottle you just sliced. Recieve also a certificate of swordsmanship, in an all-around safe and thrilling experience.

Includes
  • Certificate of Sabrage technique
  • Tasting of the bottle
  • Food
Not suitable for
  • Children under 18 years

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Meet at the Champagne Canard-Duchêne.

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Important information

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  • Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the tour
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 23 reviews

Review summary

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    5/5
  • Value for money
    4.8/5

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Ein lohnenswerter Besuch mit vielen Informationen und tollen Erinnerungen!

January 4, 2023

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Super activité , originale, qui complète parfaitement la visite de la cave. Sommes arrivés un peu en retard mais avons été très bien accueillis. Monitrice très agréable et attentive. Dégustation dans un petit salon privé pour terminer en beauté !

December 29, 2022

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December 20, 2022

Product ID: 416879