About this tour
Spend eight hours exploring the Champagne region's most prestigious producer and a family-run alternative. Your guide—a sommelier student with seven years' regional expertise—drives you through the Marne Valley to Moët & Chandon's vast cellars in Épernay, where you'll taste two glasses and hear the house's founding story. After lunch along the famous Avenue de Champagne, visit a small-scale producer to see traditional méthode Champenoise up close and sample three more glasses. A day built on genuine knowledge, not sales pitch.
Highlights
- Marne Valley vineyard views and Dom Pérignon's burial site
- Moët & Chandon cellar tour with two tastings included
- Free time to explore Épernay's prestigious champagne boulevard
- Intimate boutique producer visit with production walkthrough
- Three additional tastings at smaller house
- Sommelier-in-training as your dedicated guide throughout
What to expect
Your guide collects you and drives toward Épernay through rolling vineyard country, stopping at Hautvillers to visit the tomb of Dom Pérignon, the Benedictine monk credited with perfecting champagne-making technique. Once at Moët & Chandon, the house's own staff escort you through the chalk cellars—a labyrinth holding millions of bottles—explaining the family's rise and the méthode Champenoise process before pouring two glasses. You'll have two hours to lunch independently and wander the grand nineteenth-century mansions lining Avenue de Champagne. The afternoon shifts to a smaller producer where you'll observe actual production methods and taste three more glasses, finishing with more relaxed conversation about regional differences.
Good to know
Children under 18 receive no alcohol; juice tastings available instead. The tour suits all fitness levels and is wheelchair accessible. Bring comfortable walking shoes for cellars and vineyard areas. Your guide will suggest lunch spots but won't book them. Gratuities aren't included. Public transport nearby if needed.
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