From Paris: Day Trip to Champagne with 8 Tastings & Lunch Small-Group Tour
ID: GYG68846-97003
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
10:00 hours
Description
Take a day tour in a small or private group to discover the Champagne region and enjoy an authentic French lunch. Visit a world-famous champagne house and a family owned winery.
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.
Highlights
- Visit a large champagne house and some smaller producers on a trip from Paris
- Enjoy a French lunch with champagne at a winemaker's house or a local restaurant
- Take an optional walk along the Avenue de Champagne or visit Reims Cathedral
- Join an expert-led tasting in the heart of the vineyard and enjoy a Cuvée
- Taste 8 different types of champagnes over the course of your full-day trip
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- 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
- From March 2023 there will be road blocked in Paris for the Olympic games, we'll do our best to ensure pick-up at your hotel. Though, it won't be guaranteed
- Please let us know if you are going to our Winedays tour with others that booked separately to make sure you'll be together
- The activity provider will contact you the day before the tour to arrange a pickup time - please make sure you check your email and spams.
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
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.
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
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
