Stop atMoet et Chandon

Champagne Moët et Chandon Cellar Tour and Tasting at Moët et Chandon in the Avenue de Champagne at Épernay. The inhouse guide will take you through their historic cellars, a Unesco Heritage Site. At the end of the tour you will taste their Champagne wines, and visit their boutique. Claude Moët started producing Champagne in 1743, and his grandson Jean-Rémi excelled at making the brand world recognized. Among their customers you would find Madame de Pompadour, Napoléon and Queen Elizabeth II. The most famous Champagne in the world is one of the founders of the largest luxury group in the world, LVMH.

2 hours (approx.)・Admission included

Pass byAvenue de Champagne

Champagne Avenue Let's drive through the glamorous Champagne Avenue of Epernay, where famous Champagne Houses are lined one after the other: Moêt & Chandon, Perrier-Jouët, Pol Roger, Mercier, De Castellane and more.

Stop atHautvillers

Hautvillers - the Cradle of Champagne wines Charming village atop the Valley of the Marne Valley, overlooking the river, Épernay and the spreading vineyards. We are going to stop for the magnificent view, and then visit the church where Dom Pérignon, the famous Steward of the local Monastery, lived and died. After seeing his tomb and talking about his legacy, we will drive through the village and hunt the dozens of medieval looking signs adorning the houses of this UNESCO site.

45 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atAy-Champagne

Aÿ is the most famous Grand Cru in Champagne, home to Bollinger, Deutz, Henri Giraud, Ayala and dozens of other big and small Champagne Houses. We will drive through the town talking about the different brands, and looking at the medieval buildings. Legends tell one of them was Henri IV's winery in town. The famous Art Nouveau glass maker René Lalique was born here.

45 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atCumieres

Cellar Tour and Tasting of a small producer of Champagne. There are thousands of small champagne producers in the small villages, some of which produce high quality wines for a good quality/price ratio. You will visit a selected one, looking into their process, machines, cellar and tasting 3 glasses of Champagne at the end.

2 hours (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atEpernay

We will stop at Épernay for the lunch break, where I can suggest good restaurants to pair food and Champagne.

1 hours and 30 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required