Prestige Champagne Tasting Tour - What's Included

The Grape Escapes Prestige Champagne Tasting Weekend includes 2 nights accommodation in your chosen Reims hotel, plus a full day tour around the Champagne region. For prices, please see our dates and prices page

Champagne Making Process

Your Prestige Champagne Tour is designed to give you a full insight into the Champagne making process. You will visit one of the prestigious houses based in the centre of Reims or Epernay. The sight of millions of bottles of Champagne maturing in the underground cellars is truly breath-taking. Some of the cellars are within chalk Crayères which were excavated by the Romans and others were purpose built over the last 150 years. The visit to the prestigious house will include a tour of the cellars and conclude with tastings of their Champagnes.

Meeting The Maker

Whilst the large houses show the majesty and grandeur that can be found in Champagne making, there is nothing better than meeting the maker and seeing the passion which he or she puts into their art. We therefore focus our tours on visiting the smaller houses where you can do just this. Your Prestige Champagne Weekend Tour will include a visit to a house that concentrates on the vineyards, where you will see the vines in their varying states during the year and learn about the soil and climatic influences on Champagne making. There will be another small house where you will concentrates on the work in the winery – looking at the presses, fermentation and disgorgement process. One of these smaller houses will be a Grand Cru house where the Champagne is produced using grapes from the very best vineyard plots in the region.

Fine Dining

As seasoned Grape Escapes clients will know, in addition to the Champagne, we also consider fine dining to be a prerequisite. Therefore our Prestige Champagne Weekend Tour will include a gourmet 4 course lunch at a top local restaurant including accompanying Champagne and wines.

Tour Guide

As well as learning about the champagne making process, our Prestige Champagne Tour includes a local English speaking tour guide who will give you information on the region, its specialities and history.

What's Included

For full details of what is included, please see the descriptions below:

This continues to be the most popular tour that we operate and is a lynchpin of our program in Champagne. This tour combines the best of the larger and smaller houses with the opportunity to enjoy a great 4 course lunch accompanied by some fine wines.

• A return Dover to Calais ferry crossing with P&O Ferries for a car and two passengers (other options available).
• 2 night’s bed and breakfast at your chosen hotel.
• Full day private coach tour in a luxury coach on the Saturday (Sunday on Bank Holiday weekends) to include:
• a visit to a medium sized producer of grand cru Champagnes for a full tour of the Champagne making process from vine to bottle + at least 3 tastings
• a gourmet 4 course lunch at a top local restaurant including accompanying Champagne and wines
• a visit to a smaller producer in a second Champagne village + at least 3 tastings
• a visit to a larger prestigious Champagne house (e.g. Moet & Chandon, Ruinart, Pommery etc.) including a tour of their cellars + 2 tastings
• An English speaking guide for the tour who will provide information on the region and the wines.

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 Prestige Champagne Tasting Weekend includes 2 nights accommodation in your chosen Reims hotel, plus a full day tour around the Champagne region. For prices, 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