Reims Trip Overview
This tour is totally private. Your guide will take care of you all during these 3 days. He will explain you the history and give you most of the information through funny stories to have a good. In 3 days, you’ll have a gobal overview of the champagne from the big houses to the small producers and you will live a special “Aromas” experience. You will taste 4 different big houses champagne the first day and 2 small producers with minimum 8 glasses the second day and 8 other glasses the third day with rare and old vintage Champagne !
Are you ready to go off the beaten path and taste the most spectacular champagnes ?
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Reims, France
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Reims, Grand Est, France
This tour is totally private. Your guide will take care of you all during these 3 days. He will explain you the history and give you most of the information through funny stories to have a good. In 3 days, you’ll have a gobal overview of the champagne from the big houses to the small producers and you will live a special “Aromas” experience. You will taste 4 different big houses champagne the first day and 2 small producers with minimum 8 glasses the second day and 8 other glasses the third day with rare and old vintage Champagne !
Are you ready to go off the beaten path and taste the most spectacular champagnes ?
Itinerary
Day 1: Big houses of Champagne
Stop At: Champagnes Pommery, 5 Place General Gouraud, 51100, Reims France
Visit the cellars, enjoy a tasting in the old vinification centre and have a look to the brand shop. You will cross the champagne cellar where there are the biggest bottles of champagne ageing.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin, 1 rue Albert Thomas, 51100, Reims France
Visit the shop with all the beautiful branding products and enjoy a tasting at Veuve CLicquot tasting room.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Moet et Chandon, 20 avenue de Champagne, 51200, Epernay France
Visit the cellars, taste Moet champagne and enjoy the shop with Moet and Dom Perignon bottles and branding products
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Champagne Mercier, 68 Avenue de Champagne, 51200, Epernay France
Enjoy a cellar visit by small train ! See all without walking. Then have a tasting and a look to the shop and the biggest Champagne oak barrel fone for 200.000 bottles !
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch: 3-courses lunch in a typical French restaurant. Drinks are in extra
Accommodation included: 4-star hotel in Reims city center.
Diner is not included. Recommandations will be given.
Ask for 3rd day accommodation
Day 2: Small producers discovery
Stop At: Verzenay, Verzenay, Marne, Grand Est
Visit a small producer in the mountain of Reims. The winemaker selected is in Grand Cru village. The winemaker will do a private visit of you : press centre, vinification centre and cellars.
Taste minimum 4 different champagnes with the winemaker you will comment the tasting only for you.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Rilly-la-Montagne, Rilly-la-Montagne, Marne, Grand Est
Visit a winemaker in a “1er cru” classified village of Champagne. Visit his cellar, learn his history and his way of making the champagne. Taste different champagnes from an other village with totally different tastes than the first one visited.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Verzy, Verzy, Marne, Grand Est
Enjoy the UNESCO classified landscapes of Champagne with a drive through the vineyards.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel or in the vineyards if the weather permits.
• Lunch: 3 courses lunch in tradition French restaurant. Drinks in extra. Each day a different place for lunch.
Accommodation included: 4-star hotel in Reims city center.
Diner is not included. Recommandations will be given.
Ask for 3rd day accommodation.
Day 3: Special “Aromas” Experience
Stop At: Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Marne, Grand Est
Meet the winemaker who is making one of the 10 best Chardonnay in the world. Discover what a “Clos place” is and why the 1.800 bottles coming from this only place are unique.
Taste clear wines from the oak barrels to feel the difference between Chardonay and Pinot Noir.
Taste the exceptional Champagnes
with the creator.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Verzenay, Verzenay, Marne, Grand Est
Meet an oldschool retired winemaker who saved bottles during all his work life. Understand the “aromas” differences between young and old champagnes.
Taste old vintage champagnes. Up to 25 years old.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel or outside in the vineyards if the wether permits.
• Lunch: 3-courses lunch in a typical French restaurant. Drinks are in extra. Each day a different place for lunch.
No accommodation included on this day.
