Returning from outer space to the OP:
<how to pack it in my checked bag? Wondering if it's any different than packing wine due to the pressure in the bottle.>

It's not different. Enjoy!

with Newbe on this, if you visit a large champagne house they do get broken bottle but only because of high stress points on the bottle under a large number of bottles. Not going to happen in flight

I´m with Macross. Just because someone has not had a bottle break themselves does not mean that bottles do not break. Checked luggage can be very roughly handled, bottled contents do break, and it makes a mess.

I have personally seen, on two occasions, red wine bottles break in the overhead storage space. Red wine oozes everywhere, staining everything in its path.

Luckily, there are far fewer wine bottles being carried onboard than there once was.

I didn't say they can't break, I said that IME one never has.

My experience: transporting wine and beer personally 4-6 times a year, ordering from wineries 6+ times a year, so 12 experiences per year, multiplied by 4-6 of my friends' similar stats.

<Luckily, there are far fewer wine bottles being carried onboard than there once was.>
There are, in fact, none.

The so-called "atmospheric pressure" doesn't apply to champagne if packed in cardboard boxes.
That's why international shippers put champagne and wine in cardboard boxes...and do not check them.

<Luckily, there are far fewer wine bottles being carried onboard than there once was.>
There are, in fact, none.

Duty free, we bring whiskey on board all the time. My freind did wine.

<i>There are, in fact, none.</i>

Macross - If you brought duty free whiskey on board, and your friend brought duty free wine on board, both definitely possible, how do you therefore conclude that there are no wine bottles being carried onboard?

Your two statements are contradictory.

The ever present possibility of duty free wine being carried on board is the very reason why I stated that there are fewer wine bottles being carried onboard than there once was.

My apologies Macross, it appears that NewbE is the one who is not clear about the possibility of bringing wine into the cabin.

Yes, I forgot about duty free, those bottles would be in the cabin. If the OP--remember her?--buys her champagne in duty free, she can experience the thrill of waiting with bated breath to see if her bottles explode in the overhead bin.

Bottles of champagne will not be permitted in the overhead cabin bin.

...they will be collected when the crew disperses them.

Does anybody read the thread before posting?

I live in the Champagne region and I know a little bit about handling and shipping bottles. I could have give you some useful tips if you had answered the questions of the other posters : numbers of bottles, whether you will be on a Champagne tour or not - or just say a little thank you...

I've packed champagne plenty of times with no mishaps. But a good friend of mine, returning from France, had wrapped bottles of champagne in dirty clothes. One of the bottles did explode and it shot shards of glass through her husband's suit. So it can happen, but it is unlikely.

Askar, it's only been about 48 hours since the OP posted. I think your attitude is premature.

Askar, we are going to be in Reims in Feb. What Champagne house do you recommend? Just one night but want to see one. Thank you in advance.

Ruinart or Veuve Clicquot have magnificent "crayeres" that extend for miles.
You need to reserve, though.
reims-tourism.com/Discover/Champagne/The-Champagne-Houses

I went to a store in France that sold china & faence (could just as well have been a glass store) and asked to buy some bubble wrap. The guy gave it to me free.

I would recommend a combined tour of the Pommery cellars + the Villa Demoiselle just across the street.

http://www.champagnevranken.com/en/c...lla-demoiselle

http://www.champagnepommery.com/fr/c...omaine-pommery