STANDARD CHAMPAGNE BREAK
Standard Champagne Tasting Tour - What's Included
For our customers who are not able to travel at weekends when our Premium tours take place, we have introduced Flexible tours in many of the regions. These tours generally offer a far wider range of available dates than our Premium tours with trips offered throughout the year and with departures on mid week and weekend days.
In general, we will work with a carefully selected local partner for some or all of the tour elements. This will usually mean that the parts of the tour that are transported may well have a central departure point (as opposed to our Premium tours where all guests are met at and returned to their hotels) and you will be walking between destinations rather than being transported. As we use local agents, we have limited control of the detail of these tours; for example the number of wines tasted at each Champagne House with our partner agencies will often be less than the extensive tastings / best wines that are included on all Premium tours.
The various elements of these tours do not necessarily need to take place over one day. You can spread your tour out over a few days to give yourself a more relaxed holiday. For guests wishing to stay longer in their chosen region, we are happy to arrange additional nights and to customise the itinerary by adding further visits / tours as required.
What's Included
For full details of what is included, please see the descriptions below:
For those looking for a flexible Champagne tour with a good introduction to the various tastes and styles of Champagne available, this may be the answer. The Standard Champagne Break in Reims includes:
- Two nights’ bed and breakfast in your chosen hotel in central Reims. Please note that due to their locations, the two Luxury grade hotels would be less appropriate for this tour then the other three centrally located hotels.
- A half day transported tour in the Montagne de Reims. This will include a look at several vineyards and a visit to a small, family run Champagne House for a tour and tastings of two Champagnes.
- A three course lunch (or dinner) in a restaurant on the main square in Reims where each course is accompanied by a glass of single varietal Champagne (one glass of Chardonnay, one glass of Pinot Noir and one glass of Pinot Meunier).
- A visit to your preferred large, prestigious Champagne House in Reims for a tour of their cellars and glasses of two of their Champagnes. Subject to your dates of travel / availability, options include Lanson, Mumm, Pommery, Taittinger, Ruinart and Veuve Clicquot. Please note that some of these Houses (particularly Veuve Clicquot) are very popular and offer very few tours therefore advanced booking (ideally at least 60 days before travel) is essential.
- A visit to another Champagne House in the city of Reims for a tour of the cellars and museum followed by tastings of three Champagnes.
- Return Folkestone to Calais Eurotunnel crossing for a car and two passengers.
Availability
This tour is available throughout the year and can generally be arranged for any guests who will be in Reims for at least a day and a half; however the half day tour is not possible on Sundays or Wednesdays and the meal is not possible on Mondays (i.e. for guests arriving on a Saturday or Tuesday, the half day tour would be on the afternoon of arrival or the morning of departure and for guests arriving on Sunday, the meal would be dinner on the evening of arrival or lunch on the day of departure as preferred).
The Standard Champagne Break in Epernay includes:
- Two nights’ bed and breakfast in a choice of three hotels in central Epernay.
- A half day guided and transported tour in the vineyards. Your English speaking guide will take you to look at several vineyards and you may even have the chance to try your hand at pruning! The tour will conclude with a visit to a small, family-run Champagne House to learn about the fascinating Champagne-making process from grape to bottle and tastings of the Maison’s Champagnes.
- A three course lunch (or dinner) in a top restaurant in central Epernay where each course is accompanied by a glass of single varietal Champagne (one glass of Chardonnay, one glass of Pinot Noir and one glass of Pinot Meunier).
- A visit to the grandest of Champagne Houses- Moët and Chandon for a tour of their cellars and tastings of a white and a rosé Grand Vintage Champagne.
- A visit to another large, famous Champagne House in Epernay for a tour of their cellars and glasses of two of their Champagnes.
- Return Folkestone to Calais Eurotunnel crossing for a car and two passengers.
Extend Your Stay
If you wish to extend your stay to visit more of the Champagne region, or even head down to Burgundy, we can provide an excellent tour itinerary which includes the very best places to visit. Please call us on 08456 430 860 for details and prices.
Reims Hotels, Tour Dates and Prices
The Grape Escapes Standard Champagne Tasting Break includes two nights’ accommodation in your chosen Reims hotel, plus a half day tour around the Champagne region, two Champagne House visits for tours and tastings, a three course lunch or dinner with three Champagnes and Eurotunnel crossings between Folkestone and Calais for a car and two passengers. For prices and hotel choices, please see our dates and prices page.
Other Champagne Tasting Tours
Please see our Champagne Tasting Tours page for details of the other Champagne Tasting tours we offer.
We also arrange many private Champagne tasting tours for individuals, groups and corporate clients. So, if the above trips are not exactly what you are looking for, please give us a ring on 08456 430 860, or email us at info@grapeescapes.net to arrange your perfect Champagne Tasting Tour