Full day Veuve Clicquot, family growers & traditional lunch from Reims

Meet your expert guide at 9.00am in front of the tourist office situated next to Reims centre train station and start the day with the discovery of Reims city center. 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. Thereafter, 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. Enjoy a moment in the vineyards, with breathtaking views on the UNESCO world’s heritage Champagne vines and acquire knowledge about the particularities of our “terroir”. You will then discover the village of Hautvillers, the birthplace of champagne. Get to enter the church where the famous monk Dom Pérignon is buried. 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... Be welcomed in Mareuil-sur-Ay at a typical Champagne House (Le Clos Corbier), discover the cellars and get an introduction on how to taste champagne wines. Immerse yourself into the French lifestyle with a traditional lunch which consists of homemade regional specialties paired with a variety of Champagnes. 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! After a day full of experiences and precious souvenirs, your guide will drop you off, in front of the tourist office situated next to Reims centre train station at 5.30 pm.