From Reims: Full day Mumm, family growers with lunch
ID: GYG421404-1138387
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
Enjoy a full day experience in Reims and its countryside. Visit 2 small wineries and the famous Champagne House Mumm.
Meet your local guide at 9.30 am in front of the tourist office situated next to Reims centre train station and start the day with a drive through the vineyard.
Drive through the Champagne region and enjoy a moment in the vineyards, with breathtaking views on the UNESCO world’s heritage Champagne vines and acquire knowledge about the particularities of our “terroir”. You will then discover the village of Hautvillers, birthplace of champagne. Get to enter the church where the famous monk Dom Pérignon is buried.
Appreciate the charming hillsides of the Champagne region and peek-behind-the-scenes of a family-run winery. Visit the traditional press, tank room and cellar of an authentic champagne grower. Stroll down the cool cellar corridors and glance at the immense quantity of bottles slowly maturing. Enjoy several tastings of their best–seller “cuvees” and find the best values of Champagne!
Then, be welcomed at a champagne house and be introduced to the champagne tasting and enjoy a lunch and more champagne.
Go back to Reims and visit the famous Maison Mumm (if not available can be replaced by a similar house), discover the champagne making process and enjoy their emblematic cuvée.
After a day full of experiences and precious souvenirs, your guide will drop you off in Reims 5.30 pm.
Highlights
- Visit and tastings at Maison de Champagne Mumm
- Discovery of the historical village of Hautvillers and Dom Pérignon’s church
- Stop in the UNESCO vineyard of Champagne
- Visit and tastings at a family-run winery
- Cellar visit and introduction to Champagne tasting at a winery & lunch
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
A minimum of 2 participants is required for a tour. If only 1 person is booked on a tour, À la Française - Champagne will contact the customer (phone or email) to reschedule or refund the total amount.
Please note that down the cellar the average temperature is 10°C, so do not forget to bring a jacket alog.
Animals are not allowed in shared tours for the confort of all passengers.
In front of the Tourist Office of Reims centre train station
1 Cour de la Gare, 51100 Reims
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.
