From Paris: Daytrip to Champagne with 8 Tastings & Lunch
About This Tour
- FREE cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
- Reserve now & pay later: Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.
- Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures are in place. Check your activity voucher once you book for full details.
- Duration 10 – 11 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
- Skip the line through a separate entrance
- Live tour guide: Spanish, English, French, Italian
- Pickup included: Pickup is available from your hotel in central Paris. If you’re not in a centrally located area, pickup and drop-off will be arranged from any central Paris location.
- Private or small groups available
Highlights
- Visit a big champagne house and a few smaller ones
- Enjoy a French lunch with champagne at a winemaker's house or a local restaurant
- Walk along the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, the 'Capital of champagne'
- Join an expert-led masterclass in the heart of the vineyard and enjoy a Cuvée
- Taste 8 different types of champagnes over the course of your day trip
FULL DESCRIPTION
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 ... Read more
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.
Back in your air-conditioned minivan, admire the landscapes and stop in the heart of the vineyard to enjoy a masterclass 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 will 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.
Availability
Included
- Hotel pickup from central Paris
- Transportation in an air-conditioned comfortable minivan
- Wine expert driver and guide
- Visit at least 2 Champagne houses
- Tasting of 8 Champagnes
- Traditional Lunch
- Wine tasting led by a wine expert (depending on weather conditions from April)
Not Included
- Tips
- Hotel drop-off
Where?
Your Hotel in Paris
Know Before you go
- Please advise on any specific dietary requirements at the time of booking
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet the requirements. Ins such an event, a full refund or an alternative will be offered
- Caves and wine cellars are usually quite cold and damp (45 °F / 10 °C)
- Bring warm clothing
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