In a van on the roads of Champagne!
Enjoy a discovery afternoon or a full day trip to Champagne, in a comfortable, air-conditioned van.
An unusual getaway in the heart of the vineyards
Cellar visit and Champagne tasting
A Champagne tasting will end your walk in a sparkling and joyful intimacy.Discover Angelique’s escapade or the Discovery Afternoon
A one-day getaway, or an afternoon of discovery in Champagne in a comfortable, air-conditioned van!
Depending on the formula chosen, the one-day getaway “Angelique’s escapade” or the afternoon discovery, Angélique, your guide will meet you at Reims central station or at the tourist office in Reims or Epernay, for a departure from 9:00 a.m. (day trip) or 1:30 p.m./2:00 p.m. (discovery afternoon).
Angélique, your local guide, a former wine worker, will drive you in a van comfortable meeting 2 independent Champagne winegrowers.
On the way, you will discover the famous Avenue de Champagne in Epernay, as well as the village of Hautvillers and its abbey where Dom Pérignon rests.
A stop in the vineyards on one of the most beautiful viewpoints in the region is on the program!
During this afternoon you will be welcomed by 2 independent winegrowers with a family tradition. You will discover their history, their cellars and their wine through 3 commented tastings.
At the end of this pleasant afternoon, your guide Angélique will accompany you back to your starting point.
After lunch in a restaurant serving traditional local cuisine, which we will have reserved for you in advance, we will drive to the charming village of Hautvillers.
Situated on a hillside, it offers a breathtaking view of the Montagne de Reims, the Marne Valley and the Cote des blancs!
The Benedictine Abbey, whose steward in 1668 was Dom Pérignon, nestles against the nearby forest.
After visiting the church, our tour will take us to the surrounding vineyards, because that’s where it all begins!
“No good wine without good grapes”.
You will discover the cycle of the vine and the manual work of the Champagne winegrower throughout the year.
The end of the afternoon will be devoted to a visit to an independent winegrower who, through his family history, will reveal to you his cellars and part of the secret of his wine.
The final touch will sparkle in our Champagne flutes for a commented tasting as well as some advice on how to successfully match your food and Champagne!
It will be time to return to Reims, at around 6:00 p.m.!
Visit to a Grande Maison and an independent winemaker
Tastings of several Champagnes, brut without year, rosé and vintage.
Visit in small groups, 8 people maximum.
Local and bilingual French/English wine tourism guide.
Practical Infos
Departure address: Reims or Épernay, at the Tourist Office
Tous les jours, sur réservation.
Departure :
Angélique’s escapade (1 day):
9:00 a.m. – Meet 15 minutes in advance.
– Reims Tourist Office, Reims center station, 51100 REIMS
– Epernay Tourist Office, 7 avenue de Champagne, 51200 EPERNAY
Discovery afternoon (1/2 day):
1:30 p.m. – Reims Tourist Office, Reims center train station, 51100 REIMS
2 p.m. – Epernay Tourist Office, 7 avenue de Champagne, 51200 EPERNAY
Return :
Around 6:00 p.m. – Reims or Epernay Tourist Office.
- Transport with driver guide in a comfortable van.
- Pick-up at Reims center train station, or at the Epernay Tourist Office.
- Return to Reims center station, or to the Epernay Tourist Office.
- Local and bilingual French/English wine tourism guide.
- Tastings of several Champagnes.
Discovery afternoon: 3 tastings at each winemaker’s, making 6 in total.
One-day getaway: 4 tastings at each winemaker, 8 in total. - Visits to a “Grande Maison de Champagne” and a small independent winegrower.
- Lunch in a French cuisine restaurant (one-day getaway only).
- Pick up from your hotel or place of stay
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- Additional drinks.
- Small group tour, 8 people maximum.
- Minimum age 10 years.
- Not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Cancellation conditions: full refund up to 7 days in advance or postponement of the date if possible.
Lunch: in case of food allergy or special diet, please indicate it when booking.
The Champagne
Champagne only comes from Champagne !
It is there and nowhere else in the world that the most famous wine was born. For all that, the northern situation combined with the destructive frosts of winter and may did not predict this miracle!
But the particularity of the soil and the subsoil composed of limestone as well as the constant rains and the hot summer days became the real assets of the Champagne vineyard.
Here, the black pinots noirs, meunier and the white chardonnay take the time to reach an optimal maturity by keeping the essential acidity for the elaboration of Champagne.
Located 150 km east of Paris, the production area covers 34,000 hectares (84 000 acres) in 5 departments and includes 320 “crus” or villages.
It is a real mosaic with its 276,000 plots of land where the winegrower works the land and the vines with care day after day to extract its typicality, its taste of the “terroir”.
Champagne is unique but Champagne is multiple!
To join me it’s simple, head east! Direction Épernay, historical heart of the divine wine and its famous “avenue de Champagne” where the great houses were born.
Domains such as Moët et Chandon, Perrier-Jouët, Pol Roger have competed in architectural audacity and magnificence to give champagne its letters of nobility. They are in tune with the reputation of the wine that ages in their cellars.
History, landscapes, skies, meetings and good wines are on the program!