Champagne vineyards & cellars tour with Sommelier from Paris
Description
Enjoy a full-day Champagne tour from Paris, featuring visits to two exclusive wineries, tastings exceptional Champagnes. Experience the picturesque countryside and UNESCO historic sites, including the iconic Reims Cathedral, the charming village of Hautvillers, home of Dom Pérignon and Epernay Champagne Avenue. With a knowledgeable Sommelier, Wine Educator or Professional Guide, immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Champagne production, learning about its history and terroir. This small group tour offers a convivial atmosphere for a truly interactive experience. - Visit two premium wineries with guided tastings selected by our Head Sommelier who writes for 2 Champagne books - Learn with Wine Professionals. Your guide will not be only a sympathetic driver but a real wine professionals and specialized in wine tours exclusively since 2017. We change wineries everyday thanks to our huge network, we don’t like to go to the touristic places but only top premium wineries.
Tour Options
Itinerary
7:40am: Pick up in 9 Place d'Italie in Paris, that is close to the highway direct to Champagne so no loss of time in the famous Parisian traffic and we enjoy more at the wineries. Relax in our deluxe and very recent confortable air-conditioning van during a 90 minutes ride till our first stop in Champagne
Arrival in Reims a beautiful and historic city not to miss, headquarters of the biggest Champagne Houses as Ruinart, Veuve Cliquot, Taittinger, Mumm, Pommery....
Visit of the historic monument and Unesco listed Cathedral Notre Dame de Reims where more than 30 Kings of France where coronated during prestigious ceremonies and celebrating with Champagne.
Pass by one of the most famous Champagne House of Champagne (Veuve, Pommery, Taittinger...)
Let's take the road along the touristic road of Champagne and sip our first Champagne glasses: 1/ Vineyard sightseeing of the best grape growing areas of Champagne. Your guide who can be a Wine Expert and/or professional and experimented guide will explain everything about the Champagne region, history and the making process of the famous Champagne wine. 2/ Visit and tastings at the first winery: We change everyday the wineries we visit so it can be a Champagne House or a very qualitative family Champagne Producer with premium tastings. You will taste at least 6 excellent, premium and different Champagne during the whole day. Our Head Sommelier, Wine Expert and Wine Educator Luiz Batistello created the tour and selects the best wineries. He writes for 2 Champagne guide books and have access to exceptional wineries.
Lunch break in the famous village of Hautvillers, birthplace of Champagne and where used to leave Dom Perignon. Lunch is not including but we will already book a table for you in a lovely french restaurant with qualitative food, great Champagne selection and very good price (budget from 35euros p/p). Restaurants adapt easily to all food restrictions. As we change everyday the wineries we visit, restaurant can be in another village according to logistic but always a good adress.
Visit of the Church in front of the Monastery where Dom Perignon used to live
Pass by the Avenue de Champagne, headquarters of the most prestigious Champagne Houses as Moet & Chandon
According to timing stop at the Boutique of one of the most prestigious Champagne House of Avenue
Let's take back the road along the touristic road of Champagne and stop at a second Champagne producer, very qualitative small family selected by our Chef Sommelier, for a second visit and amazing tastings, not to miss.
End of the tour at 9 place d'Italie in Paris, same as meeting point. Metro line 5, 6 (direct to the Eiffel tower and Arc de Triomphe) and 7 (direct to Chatelet central train station)
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
For the private tour option: we offer the Hotel pick-up and drop-off in central Paris. Please contact us before by message to arrange the pick-up location and time. End of the tour at your hotel. For the group tour option: We meet you at 9, Place d'Italie, 75013 Paris at 7:40am, or if you let us know in advance at 7:35am at Paris Marriott Rive Gauche on 17 Bd Saint Jacques if needed.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tour is in english but depending on days, our guides can help and speak french, italian, portuguese and spanish. If you privatise the tour and fix it in advance, we can set up a portuguese or italian or spanish or french speaking guide.
- We meet you at 7:40am in 9 place d'Italie, 75013 Paris. If you are staying at the Marriott Paris Rive Gauche in Boulevard saint Jacques and only if you tell us in advance by message, we can meet you there at 7:35am.
- We will be back around 6pm in Paris at 9 place d'Italie (depending on traffic).
- If you book the private option, pick up and drop-off are included in central Paris. Please contact at least 24hours before the tour to arrange pick-up address and time.
- During the break time for lunch, we book already a restaurant for you according to logistic of the day as we change wineries everyday. Restaurants adapt to diet restrictions.
- The van can fit a stroller or a compact wheelchair, please let us know in advance so we will book no stairs wineries. We have infant seats available but limited, please let us know in advance age of children.
- Minimum legal drinking age is 18 years old
Reviews(14)
I had a lovely time on this tour and I was amazed how knowledgeable Luiz was when it wine and the history of the province of Champagne. Besides the great tasting wine and the beautiful scenery, what made this tour great was how nice and friendly Luiz was. What a cool guy.
Wine and history are my big passions, and sharing the secrets of Champagne with great people is a pleasure. Thank you so much Patrick
A wonderful day with Carolina as our guide. She took us to 2 smaller family Champagne houses. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of the region, history, and champagne. She booked us a great spot for lunch in Hautvillers. The village is small so it was a short walk from the Abbaye Saint Pierre, where Dom Pérignon spent the latter years of his life perfecting the bubbly delight. Later we were joined at our second vineyard by Luis who was leading a second tour. He personally gave the tour of this cellar. Great team! Highly recommend!
Hi Robin, Caroline is a very qualified professional with internaitonal experience and a Level 3 wine certificate. I am happy that you had a great time with her. Thank you for you feedback. Luiz
A fantastic day in the Champagne region that will be a lovely memory from the trip to Paris. Our guide Luiz was very nice and taught us lots about champagne and its history. We visited two wineries and both offered champagne of the highest quality. It is a small group which makes the experience more personal. Lunch is not included but we stopped at a good restaurant so we could eat together. Of course I had a couple of bottles of champagne with me. I recommend this excursion to anyone who enjoys Champagne and wants to see this amazing place.
Thank you so much!!!!
A fantastic day in the Champagne region. Luiz was an incredibly knowledgeable and nice guide who taught us a lot about Champagne and some history during the day. We visited two vineyards with quality champagne.
Thank you Härlig for your review! It was great meeting you.
We spend a great day with our tour guide Caroline visiting two small family owned houses. We learned so much about champagne. The tastings added more appreciation for this complex product. Bought some bottles to take home 🍾.
Hi Dikkie, I want to thank you kindly for your feedback. We are happy to present the real quality small growers. Enjoy your bottles of Champagne Cheers, Luiz
This was a 12 hour fun filled champagne Tour! Luiz was not only personable, but very knowledgeable and taught us so much about champagne and the region along the way. We've taken numerous tours with Viatour in different parts of the world, and this was by far our favorite! If you're trying to decide which one to go with, this is hands down the best!
Hi Teresa, I just read your review. Its super kind of you. You were splendid guests. Thank you very much. Cheers, Luiz
Amazing day! Wine was wonderful. The tasting experience was top notch. The small group was perfect to learn about the wines and the region.
Hi Ryan, I would like to thank you so much for your kind review. It was a pleasure having you as a guest. Cheers, Luiz
Best champagne experience we could hope ! We discovered a unique atmosphere, Splendid locations, wonderful vineyards & premium quality champagne. It is not another industrial & touristic tour in the region. Caroline is the best guide we could hope for, she knows everything that needs to be taught, her relationship with the winemakers is special and it makes the visits even greater. I would recommend 100% to anyone who would like to do a REAL wine tour.
We from Wine Tours Paris want to thank you for your review. Caroline is happy with your feedback. Thank you, Luiz
My family & I highly recommend Luiz and Paris Wine Tours for a magical day in Champagne. Luiz made us feel welcome and exposed us to excellent small producers and a fabulous lunch in Ay. The trip to the Reims Cathedral and to Hautvillers were highlights as well.
It was a so great meeting all of you. Thank you so much for joining our tour in this cold end of the year. Cheers
Luiz had great communication and provided an interesting and informative tour. We booked a group tour but it ended up being just the 6 of us. From the beginning the atmosphere was friendly and his knowledge and passion for wine was evident throughout. He was happy to answer questions and kept us engaged throughout our time together. It was clear he had strong relationships with the champagne producers and they were places we never would have found on our own. Without a doubt I would recommend and definitely will consider doing another tour. It was a value for €190 for the approximately 7.5 hours tour. This is great for couples, groups, or anyone interested in learning more about how champagne is produced from small local growers in the region.
Hi Ben, I am pleased to hear your feedback. Thank you so much for coming again with me! Cheers
