
This tour involves a private, guided experience focusing on Champagne, led by a certified WSET level 3 wine expert. The guide will accompany you throughout the day, providing insights into the Champagne wine, its production process, history, and local anecdotes. The tour begins with a pickup at your accommodation in Paris, followed by transportation to the Champagne region in a luxury Mercedes van. Participants will visit both a renowned Champagne house and an independent family-owned winemaker, both of which are classified as "Grand Cru," "Premier Cru," or "Cru." This experience is tailored for those seeking an in-depth understanding of Champagne. It may not suit travelers looking for a large group tour or budget options.
We'll pick you up at 8.00am at your accommodation and head to Champagne region in a luxury Mercedes van with your wine certified guide; he will stay with you all day long. While driving, your guide introduces the agenda and gets some information from you to make sure your day will be tuned according to your expectations.
First visit will be at a family owned independant winemaker: You will have a chance to discover the work and spirit of an independent winemaker, winemaker for the sixth generation. They have a unique story to tell, a terroir to share, and the fine bubbles of their labor to make you taste. You will discover a real french winemaker, the vineyards that are closed to their estate, the process to produce Champagne, the production site and the cellar. You will taste three cuvées (different Champagnes) with explanation on what makes the difference between the three.
We will have a promenade in the vineyard and discover the most beautiful panoramas of Champagne. Your wine certified guide will give a presentation of the terroir and the vegetative cycle of the vine and will answer your questions.
We will head to epernay, twenty minutes driving accross typical Champagne landscapes, stil with your wine certified guide.
You will have lunch in a bistronomic restaurant. You will enjoy a fine french cuisine. Table will be booked for lunch which is not included in the price.
We will walk through Avenue de Champagne where some of the most prestigious Champagne houses are located. Your wine certified guide will share history and stories about this avenue and all these famous Champagne houses.
Visit Moët & Chandon: Dive into the Gallo-Roman cellars of one of the most prestigious Champagne house, dug between the 4th and 15th centuries where vintages are refined, sometimes centuries old. You will be guided by Moet & Chandon guide. You will taste two cuvées (different Champagnes).
We will head to Hautvillers, still guided by your wine certified guide. If there is one place where Champagne really has a meaning, it is Hautvillers. The village, typical of the Champagne vineyards, is the cradle of Champagne. It was here that a certain Dom Pérignon perfected the champagne method, which transformed the wine of Champagne into the king of wines.
Hautvillers, Cradle of Champagne: - As you follow the winding lanes, look up at the original panels created by wine producers on the facades of their houses - Part of a former Benedictine abbey, the Abbaye St-Pierre d'Hautvillers, founded in AD 650 by St Nivard, bishop of Reims, this church is liberally decorated with 17th-century woodwork. This is where the good monk Dom Pérignon is buried.
We will get back to your hotel in Paris.
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