Champagne private wine tour from Paris: Reims, Épernay and small growers

About this tour

This private Champagne tour balances one great house with intimate visits to small growers, which gives you the full picture of what makes Champagne unique. Thousands of growers in the region make and sell their own Champagne, and the best of them are rarely open without an introduction.

Your guide is a WSET-certified sommelier who knows the producers, the history and the winemaking, and who also drives, so everyone in your group can taste.

Itinerary

A typical day. As the tour is private, every stop can be changed.

1. 7 am
   Pickup in Paris At your hotel, in our spacious, air-conditioned 8-seater van.
2. Reims cathedral
   The coronation cathedral Where the kings of France were crowned, decorated with some 2,300 statues, including the famous smiling angel.
3. Taittinger
   Historic cellars and tasting Chalk cellars that include Gallo-Roman quarries and the crypts of a 13th-century abbey, with a tasting.
4. First grower
   An independent producer Taste the cuvées of a family estate and see how a small house works.
5. Lunch
   Traditional lunch In a village restaurant or sandwiches in the van.
6. Second grower
   Another style A second small producer, depending on availability, to compare styles and terroirs.
7. Épernay
   Avenue de Champagne The avenue of the great Champagne houses and their 19th-century mansions.
8. Hautvillers
   Dom Pérignon’s abbey The village known as the cradle of Champagne and the abbey church where Dom Pérignon is buried.
9. Countryside
   Vineyard viewpoints Short stops for panoramas over the Montagne de Reims and the Marne valley.
10. 7 pm
    Back in Paris Drop-off at your hotel, depending on traffic.

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