Private visit to a winemaker - Champagne and perfume workshop

About this tour

Spend two hours at a private winemaker's workshop in France learning to identify aromas in champagne and bespoke perfumes. You'll explore how scent connects these two French traditions, guided by someone with genuine expertise in both crafts. The session includes tastings and teaches you to develop your nose for nuance—practical skills you'll use long after leaving.

Highlights

• Taste champagne whilst learning aroma recognition techniques
• Smell custom-blended perfumes designed for the workshop
• Understand how flavour and fragrance vocabularies overlap
• Private session with an experienced winemaker
• Discover French production methods firsthand
• Develop your palate and olfactory sensitivity

What to expect

You'll arrive at the maker's workspace and begin with a gentle introduction to how our sense of smell works. The session alternates between champagne and perfume samples, each one chosen to build your recognition skills. You'll learn specific terminology—what 'brioche' or 'floral' actually means when you're tasting or smelling it. Rather than passive sipping, you're actively identifying notes and making connections between the two worlds. Expect some surprises: aromas you thought were separate often share common threads. The pace is unhurried, and questions are encouraged.

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