Small Group Champagne Tasting from Reims

Meet your guide and small group in central Reims station and board an 8-passenger minivan for a full-day tour that includes Champagne tastings. Take a sightseeing tour of Reims, passing by big Champagne houses such as Veuve Cliquot and Mumm, as well as the Roman ruins and Notre Dame Cathedral. Stop at a family grower for a visit to their cellars and your first Champagne tasting. Then drive out to the village where Dom Pérignon is buried. Visit the church where the famed 17th-century Benedictine monk who finalized the production process of Champagne. Stop in Epernay for lunch at a local restaurant (included). Then, stroll along the Avenue de Champagne while your guide points out the many opulent Maisons de Champagne, including Perrier-Jouët and Mercier with their massive cellars holding Champagne collections. Take another guided tour at a local family winery, and taste their exceptional artisan Champagne wines. Your tour concludes with return transport to the starting point.