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Champagne tasting lunch. Registered guide, entrance fees & tastings, Vranken Pommery & Family Champagne estate.
Pick-up is at 9:30 AM in the outside forecourt of the Reims Train Station, facing the park.
Your Guide will have the gray Mercedes minivan parked in front of the Tourist Office to the right as you exit the station.
Your day will start by sightseeing the vibrant City Centre, a place full of charm, layers of unique history and regional culinary delights.
Pommery proposes a tour of its cellars and Gallo-Roman crayères (chalk pits). Discover the magnificent Elizabethan style buildings in the depth of the cellars, at 30 metres below the ground. You will experience every aspect of the wine-making process and discover the contemporary art exhibition, Experience Pommery. At the end of your visit, you will be able to taste a glass of the house's emblematic cuvée, Pommery Brut Royal and a glass of Millesime 2008.
*English being the most common language for our customers, the tours in the Grandes Maisons de Champagne folllows suit.
*If an unforeseen circumstance arises affecting the Vranken Pommery tour, it may be replaced by one at the House of Mumm or Taittinger.
A Unesco World Heritage Site, the 13th century Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral is one of Europe's most important Gothic structures. You will be captivated by the enormity, the hypnotizing stained glass windows and the exceptionally rich statuary (there are over 2300 figures - and among them the famous Smiling Angel). Here King Clovis was baptized late in the Fifth Century AD, giving birth to the Kingdom of the Franks and started a lasting tradition: between 1027 and 1825 all but two Kings of France were coronated here!
Then we'll leave the city and drive through the Grand Cru vineyards on the Mountain of Reims, where the Scenic Route of Champagne winds its way between fields of barley, vinyards, forests and picturesque villages such as Verzy, Verzenay and Mailly. Realm of the Pinot Noir varietal, the Mountain of Reims is known for its special "terroir" that gives Champagne much of its power and character. We'll take a tranquil, picturesque pause in such a vineyard to take it all in with our own five senses.
In the heart of the Champagne’s Vineyards, you will be welcomed at a beautiful Champagne Grower's Family Estate. More that 4000 family winemakers contribute to the prestige of Champagne, keeping the Tradition alive from generation to generation with a common goal: the true expression of Champagne.
First you will experience a refined meal with authentic French ingredients which will be paired with different glasses of Champagne (Brut non vintage, Blanc de Noirs, Rosé). This Family of Growers is a Champagne Expert in assembling Pinot Noir with Chardonnay and Meunier grapes from Grand Cru and Premier Cru vines in the Mountain of Reims.
*According to their availability, lunch at the winery is subject to change and may be replaced by a comparable meal at a local restaurant.
After Lunch we'll stroll to the production site to see how Champagne is made: the press, the winery's vats and barrels, the chalk cellar, the labelling machine. The lovely afternoon will finish with another tasting of 2 glasses of different Champagne wines from the same Family Grower, and a glass of their Ratafia (a sweet liquor made with Champagne brandy mixed with grape juice and aged in barrel). After heartfelt thank-yous and goodbyes we'll gently return you to the city of Reims.
Drop off is at 5:30 PM at the Reims Centre Train Station forecourt, or at your hotel.
English being the most common language for our customers, the tours in the Grandes Maisons de Champagne folllows suit.
Duration of the tour | 1 day |
Language | We authorize a maximum of 2 different languages per minivan. In that case, your guide will lead the tour in 2 languages. |
Minivan | The transportation of this excursion is operated in a comfortable full options minibus. Maximum 8 passengers per minibus. |
Children | Reduced price for children under 12 years old. Free of charge for infants under 3 years old. |
Guide | This tour is escorted by an official Guide Interpreter. The guide gives you a tour of the monuments and presents you the history and architecture of the visited sites and towns. |
Lunch | Traditional wine maker lunch and drinks are included in the tour. Lunches are hosted by winemakers to present you local specialties and good local wines. (Specific diets have to be mentioned 72h in advance). |
Types of travel | Small group day tours |
Destinations | Champagne |
Duration | 1 day |
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REIMS CATHEDRAL / VRANKEN POMMERY / TOUR & TASTING LUNCH AT A FAMILY DOMAIN
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Thank you Marion and Raphael
Thank you Marion for organizing our day and to our guide Raphael for the wonderful tour on Tuesday. I had a fantastic time and a truly memorable birthday. I'll definitely recommend your company to my friends and family.