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From Paris: Day Trip to Champagne with 8 Tastings & Lunch

1. From Paris: Day Trip to Champagne with 8 Tastings & Lunch

Tour starts at your hotel (if located in Paris) or at the central Paris meeting point. Your driver guide will pick you up in a cozy air-conditioned minivan at around 7.30 AM. Enjoy tasty croissants on the way to Champagne, while your guide tells you all you need to know about the sparkling universe of champagne! Once you arrive in Champagne, you'll start your day with a visit to a very prestigious Estate (Moët & Chandon, Mumm, Veuve Clicquot, Mercier, Pommery, Lanson, etc. > depending on supplier availability). Discover never-ending galleries filled with bottles and of course, finish the guided-tour with a tasting. According to the day, there might be a stop in Epernay or Reims. Back in your air-conditioned minivan, admire the landscapes and stop in the heart of the vineyard to enjoy a tasting led by your wine expert guide. He will teach you the basis of the wine professional tasting. Next stop is for lunch in a family-run champagne house or at a local restaurant (depending on availability). You will have the chance to taste several glasses of champagne and ratafias (another local wine), paired with local food. Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs, Champagne Rosé… what would you pair them with? After lunch, enjoy a digestive tour through the vineyard of the Côte des Blancs and Vallée de la Marne. Learn the characteristics of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, and enjoy amazing views over the vineyard. Get ready to take some pictures! Last but not least, visit another family-run winery where you might learn the art of sabrage or disgorgement “à la volée” (a technique for opening a champagne bottle), depending on availability. Taste several delicious champagnes before heading back to Paris, where you will be dropped off in a central, Hotel de Ville.

From Paris: Small-Group Champagne Day Trip with Six Tastings

2. From Paris: Small-Group Champagne Day Trip with Six Tastings

Visit the only place in the world that grows and produces Champagne on a full-day trip from Paris. Take a guided tour of the Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne House and a family-run winery. Enjoy included tasting opportunities and the chance to discover Reims Cathedral during the day. Start the tour from Paris on a minibus that will take you to Champagne. Visit the quaint chapel of the Abbey at Hautvillers, which is also the gravesite of Dom Pérignon, the father of Champagne. Learn about him with your guide, then meet with a local producer to hear about the wine-growing process. Enjoy a fully-guided tour at the House of Nicolas Feuillatte, the world’s largest producer of Champagne. Taste 3 glasses of Champagne on your Champagne house tour. You'll also have the opportunity to taste at least 3 different types of Champagne at a local family-run winery and pick up some bottles for souvenirs. Before heading back to Paris, visit the Reims Cathedral of Notre Dame, one of the defining models of Gothic art, and have free time to see the area where 25 French Kings were crowned.

Reims/Epernay: Champagne Private Day Tour with Tastings

3. Reims/Epernay: Champagne Private Day Tour with Tastings

Discover the sparkling world of champagne in Champagne on a private day trip. Visit an underground cellar, walk through vineyards, and enjoy a traditional French meal for lunch on a great day exploring the Champagne region. Learn what makes champagne different from other sparkling wines with a private guide to show you around the UNESCO-listed destination. Located on a hillside, the quaint village of Hautvillers offers one of the region's most beautiful views. A Benedictine abbey stands against the nearby forest, whose steward and cellar master was Dom Pérignon himself. Lunch is served at a restaurant offering delicious local cuisine and traditional French food. Enjoy a short walk in the vineyards and hear about the importance of good soil for quality vines and grapes. Learn about the tough manual labor done by the 15,000 vine growers in the Champagne region to produce high-quality wine. Before the day is over, your private guide will accompany you on a tour of an independent winery’s cellar and a guided visit to a Champagne house. The final touch will sparkle in your Champagne flutes during commented tastings of the bubbly wine itself.

From Paris: Private Champagne Tour, Tastings at Moet&Chandon

4. From Paris: Private Champagne Tour, Tastings at Moet&Chandon

We offer you high-end, private and exclusive tour in English or french with a certified WSET level 3 wine expert (on the way to level 4). He will travel and stay with you all day long for giving you any explanation on Champagne wine and region (wine making process, history, economy and private funny stories about Champagne). We'll pick you up at your accommodation in Paris, travel to Champagne region in a luxury Mercedes van, then enjoy a worry-free relaxing experience. Your guide will take care of all logistical details for you. You will see both sides of Champagne: a well known famous Champagne house, and an independent family owned winemaker. Both are high-end quality classified as "Grand Cru", "Premier Cru" or "Cru". Agenda: - 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Pick-up at your place of accommodation in Paris, trip to Champagne in a Mercedes Van; - 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.: Visit and tasting at Moet&Chandon; - 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Visit of Hautvillers, craddle of Champagne, the church and tomb of Dom Perignon; - 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Lunch (not included, table booked); - 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Visit and tasting at a family owned Champagne producer; - 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: Travel back to Paris and drop-off at your place of accommodation.

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4.8 / 5

based on 444 reviews

Fantastic day trip from Paris. Picked up with fresh pastries for the drive and a very knowledgable tour guide. We visited one of the big champagne houses where you learn a lot about the champagne and the history of champagne. We then visited a couple of smaller houses which were fabulous and the tasting as great. The lunch provided was delicious and a great setting, plenty of food and drinks to go round. It was then topped off by a surprise stop at the top of a hill by a church and some pink champagne. All in all fantastic day and would highly recommend to anyone who likes champagne.

I did not think visiting any champagne houses in the first January would be possible given the time of year, but we visited 3 different houses, including Nicolas Feuillatte, and had so many tastings throughout the day! My friend and I both agreed the lunch was some of the best food we’d had all week, and our guide Karl was amazing! 100% would recommend!

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Our tour guide Alex was phenomenal! The entire day exceeded our expectations. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to experience the Champagne region’s villages and countryside. We visited 3 wineries (each very unique) with Alex who is an expert on wine and champagne (my husband also enjoyed the French history discussions!)

The tour was excellent! I would definitely recommend it for people who enjoy champagne and learning about the region where it is made. It was also quite entertaining!

Nuestro guía Simone fue un valor agregado a nuestro viaje, en si el tour muy bien ya que conoces mas sobre la región y la degustaron muy buena, lo recomiendo mucho.