Epernay: Winery and Cellar Tour with Champagne Tasting
ID: GYG410747-745089
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
01:30 hours
Description
Visit a fascinating estate in the Champagne region. Meet the winemakers and learn their secrets. Discover 100-year-old cellars and vaults. Taste 2 fine champagnes and live a unique experience.
Visit a family-owned winery in Epernay, Champagne on a guided tasting tour of the estate and cellars. Learn everything there is to know about champagne alongside a guide and taste a total of three different champagnes.
Upon arrival at the estate, start by visiting the authentic centennials cellars built at the beginning of the 19th century. Burrowed under 25 meters of chalk, the whole cellar measures about 1.5 kilometers and has a capacity of 3 million bottles.
Walk with your guide across the cellar unit, the vat house, the underground galleries, and the chai while learning about these areas. After the tour, you'll get to enjoy your champagne tastings.
Along with the tour and tastings, get to know the local wine growers that have passed down traditional from father to son for three generations. See how the family's members have maintained the family character of their Champagne House.
It is with the greatest pleasure that the vigneron and his family get to greet you in Mareuil-sur-Ay and help you to discover their centennial cellars and taste their vintage wines crafted with care and skill.
Highlights
- Visit a family-owned winery and enjoy a guided tour of the estate
- Engage all your senses as you sample 2 different champagnes
- Listen to your host describe the secrets of the champagne-making process
- Stroll through the ancient cellar and see rows of wooden barrels and bottles
- Meet with locals and get a taste of the daily life of wine growers
Guiding languages
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.