Wine and Tastings
Écueil is a 1er Cru village on the slopes of the Montagne de Reims and is known for the Pinot Noir grape variety. Champagne Vincent Brochet offers individual cellar tours and tastings; a panoramic tasting room is also available for rent there.
At Champagne Leclère-Pointillart, a tour may include the modern storage hall, tanks, a gyropalette and riddling racks. An explanation of vineyard work is also possible in an adjacent plot. Champagne Louis Brochet offers a tour that includes the press room, the fermentation cellar and the cellar, and showcases the work of an independent winemaker as well as the production of Champagne.
At Champagne Brugnon, three grape varieties and three crus are cultivated. Exhibitions are regularly organised there; there is also an artistic open day.
Those who choose Écueil as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment there.
Culture and History
The Église Saint-Crespin is a historic site and a listed historic monument in Écueil. François Clicquot was married to Nicole Ponsardin and developed a Champagne wine business that later became Champagne Veuve Clicquot.
Gallia Belgica is listed as an ancient site in the wider area surrounding Écueil. Also listed as historic sites in the wider area surrounding Écueil are the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Clairmarais 1363-1473, the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Clairmarais 1222-1363 and the Abbaye Saint-Denis de Reims.
Landscape
Square Colbert is listed as a garden in the wider area surrounding Écueil. Les Hautes Jogasses is located in the wider area surrounding Écueil and is listed as a hill. Butte de Saran is also located in the wider area surrounding Écueil and is listed as a hill. Côte 108 is likewise located in the wider area surrounding Écueil and is listed as a hill.
