Veuve Clicquot, family grower day tour & lunch from Reims

About the experience

8h00

1-8 persons

10 tastings

Tour / excursion

Available in: French, English

Meet your local guide at 9am outside the Gare Reims Center, opposite the tourist office.
Immerse yourself in the heart of the magnificent cellars of the famous Champagne House Veuve Clicquot and taste their emblematic vintage.
Discover Avenue de Champagne, one of the most prestigious avenues in the world, in Epernay.
Then enjoy a getaway to the Hautvillers vineyards in the heart of Champagne, and visit the Church where the famous monk Dom Pérignon is buried.
Travel through the Champagne vineyards, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Enjoy a country lunch featuring local specialties and a variety of champagnes.
After a day full of experiences and precious memories, your guide will drop you off in Reims around 6 p.m.

Please indicate any dietary restrictions and/or allergies (vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.). We may charge extra if these restrictions are not reported within 24 hours of the experience.

What's included

10 tastings

Tasting

Meal

Guide

Bottle of water

Chauffeur

Private Transport

About the host

A la Française is a network of local agencies, each expert in their own region ! Each agency offers the opportunity to discover its region thanks to passionate local guides through small group tours, regular or private.

Our « homemade » activities promote the French Art de Vivre in a convivial and casual spirit.

Things to know

Payment: No payment until the host has confirmed your booking.

Cancellation: Full refund of the experience if cancellation takes place up to 72 hours before the start of the experience.

Tasting: No alcohol tasting for underage children.

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Itinerary

Total tour duration: 5h30

Visit and tastings at Champagne Veuve Clicquot

1h30

enjoy a full tour in the underground cellars of the prestigious Champagne House Veuve Clicquot (If not available, Veuve Clicquot can be replaced by a similar house) as a first introduction to the champagne making process and explore the 25-meter deep 2000 year-old cellars. Finish the visit by savoring 4 of their emblematic champagne cuvées.

Discovery of the coronation city of Reims through a guided drive with a glimpse at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims

15 mins

Drive by “Notre Dame de Reims”, one of the first monuments to be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Absorb the historical atmosphere of the city, home of the coronation of the kings of France. Admire the “Grandes Maisons de Champagne” such as Taittinger and Pommery.

Drive through the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay

15 mins

Drive through the famous Champagne Avenue in Epernay, capital of Champagne, where some of the most prestigious estates are based : Pol Roger, Perrier Jouët, Moët & Chandon, Boizel...

Traditional lunch at Le Clos Corbier

2h00

Be welcomed in Mareuil-sur-Ay at a typical Champagne House (Le Clos Corbier). After a champagne quizz, train your nose to identify the different aromas and flavors that can be found in champagne wines through an olfactory workshop. Get competitive as you get to identify blindly 3 different champagnes from small wineries all while eating some local snacks. Immerse yourself into the French lifestyle with a traditional lunch which consists of homemade regional specialties paired with a variet

Visit and tastings at a family-run winery

1h30

You will spend the afternoon alongside a champagne producer, get behind the scenes, visit the press, tank room, cellars and get to appreciate the tools and expertise of a small champagne maker. Appreciate several tastings of their own production and acquire tasting knowledge with these rare champagnes!