3 days in Champagne - Cellars, tastings, winemakers meetings and heritage

5.0 (4 reviews) Reims, France
Duration3 days
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, French
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

This tour is totally private. Your guide will take care of you all during these 3 days. He will explain you the history and give you most of the information through funny stories to have a good. In 3 days, you'll have a gobal overview of the champagne and Reims UNESCO heritage: the big houses and the small producers. You will taste 4 different big houses champagne the first day and 2 small producers with minimum 8 glasses the second day and 4 other glasses the third day !
Are you ready to go off the beaten path and taste the best champagnes and vist the heritage sites ?

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3 days in Champagne - Cellars, tastings, winemakers meetings and heritage

Pickup included

with accomodation

4-star hotel in Reims 2 nights
Pickup included

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Champagne tastings !
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Drinks during lunch are in extra
  • Diners are not included

What to expect

Day 1: Big houses of Champagne
  1. Vranken Pommery
    2h · Admission ticket included
    Visit the cellars, enjoy a tasting in the old vinification centre and have a look to the brand shop. You will cross the champagne cellar where there are the biggest bottles of champagne ageing.
  2. Veuve Clicquot
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Visit the shop with all the beautiful branding products and enjoy a tasting at Veuve CLicquot tasting room.
  3. Moet Et Chandon
    2h · Admission ticket included
    Visit the cellars, taste Moet champagne and enjoy the shop with Moet and Dom Perignon bottles and branding products
  4. Mercier
    1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    Enjoy a cellar visit by small train ! See all without walking. Then have a tasting and a look to the shop and the biggest Champagne oak barrel fone for 200.000 bottles !
  5. Avenue de Champagne
    30m
    Driva along the famous Champagne avenue in Epernay
Day 2: Small producers discovery
  1. Verzenay
    2h
    Visit a small producer in the mountain of Reims. The winemaker selected is in Grand Cru village. The winemaker will do a private visit of you : press centre, vinification centre and cellars.
    Taste 3 different champagnes with the winemaker who will comment the tasting only for you.
  2. Rilly-la-Montagne
    2h
    Visit a winemaker in a "1er cru" classified village of Champagne. Visit his cellar, learn his history and his way of making the champagne. Taste different champagnes from an other village with totally different tastes than the first one visited.
    Taste 3 different champagnes with the winemaker who will comment the tasting only for you.
  3. Verzy
    1h
    Enjoy the UNESCO classified landscapes of Champagne with a drive through the vineyards.
Day 3: Champagne & heritage
  1. Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims
    1h
    UNESCO Heritage. The place where the kings of France were crowned during 1.000 yo !
  2. Basilique Saint-Remi
    1h
    UNESCO heritage ! Visit the basilica Roman and Gothic style. Understand how the first king of France came to Reims to be baptised.
  3. Bibliotheque Carnegie
    1h
    Visit the most beautiful Art Deco Style building in the world. It won the first price at the international Art Deco exhibition of 1925.
  4. Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers
    1h
    Come to thank Dom Perignon. This is the place where Dom Perignon created the first bubble of champagne.
  5. Romery
    2h
    Visit a small winemaker who is handcrafting his Champagne.
    Taste 3 different champagnes with the winemaker who will comment the tasting only for you.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Pickup in any place in Reims or Epernay. Hotels and train stations.
If you stay in Paris, you can commute to Reims within only 45 min by train. Just ask the train time. We will pick you up directly to the station in Reims and drive you back at the end of the tour.

Additional information

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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