Reims afternoon tour Champagne and family growers
Description
Embark on an unforgettable afternoon tour of the Champagne region, starting in Reims at 2:00 pm, right in front of the Reims Centre train station's tourist office (address: Cour de la Gare, 51100 Reims). This tour will take you to the charming village of Hautvillers, the birthplace of Champagne, where you’ll explore its rich history and visit the church where Dom Pérignon is buried. Then, visit two family-run Champagne producers, where you’ll learn about the traditional methods of Champagne production. At each winery, you’ll enjoy three tastings of their signature Champagnes, providing you with a comprehensive and immersive experience. By the end of the day, you’ll have tasted a total of six distinct Champagnes and gained a deeper appreciation for the craftsmanship behind this iconic beverage. The tour will conclude at 6:30 pm, returning you to the starting point at the Reims Centre train station’s tourist office.
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Itinerary
Visit with 3 champagne glasses tasted at a small family-winery
Visit the church part of the abbey where Dom Pérignon used to live
Drive through the village of Hautvillers
Visit with 3 champagne glasses tasted at a small family-winery
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Animals are not allowed on shared tours for the comfort of all
- Children under 10 years old are not accepted
- A minimum of 2 participants is required for a tour. If only 1 person is booked on a tour, A la Francaise will contact the customer to reschedule or refund the total amount.
Reviews(610)
Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable thank you
Excellent afternoon spent with a very nice and knowledgeable guide. I would thoroughly recommend it.
Incredible experience, very well worth it!
This was an excellent half day tour and highlighted two of the wonderful, smaller champagne houses. The tour guide was informative and entertaining.
Nice guide who was very knowledgeable. Tastings were nice. I enjoyed actually seeing the vineyards as opposed to going to the large houses where they don’t have vines.
Our guides English was very indiscernible. We struggled to understand and only understand about half
Suzanne was our tour guide and was awesome. Visited two family owned vineyards. Salmon Family champagne was just the best and went learned from Suzanne just what it takes to make great champagne. The process is fascinating. I highly recommend this tour.
Ann was our guide. She was very friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable! We visited a family run vineyard (Michel Fagot) where she explained the process and then we had some delicious tastings. Then drove to and visited the church (where Dom Perignon is buried) and village of Hautvillers. We then stopped for a photo in the beautiful surrounding vineyards. We then drove to another family run champagne house in Ay (Le Clos Cornier) for another our and tasting. Both houses were interesting and different! Highly recommend this tour as enough time to get some great information about the complexities of the champagne process. Ann made the tour very enjoyable as she was easy to talk to and answer any questions. Thank you Ann,
This trip was worth every penny. The guide was fantastic & so knowledgable about the subject. He was just a lovely guy. I have mobility issues & he was constantly checking I was ok & managing all the stairs. The champagne house owners were all so welcoming & it was great to visit them & sample their produce & purchase it too.
This was an excellent small group tour in a very comfortable, luxury mini coach. The scenery was great and the champagne tastings were very good. It was good to visit the makers and to see the production processes. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the region's history, wines, makers and production processes. The two makers visited were very pleasant.
