★★★★★
Day from Paris: a house, two producers, lunch
The region is a long way out of Paris, but three vineyards, plenty of tastings and a lovely lunch made it worth the cost.
John · New Zealand · September 2026
Epernay Champagne Day Trip from Paris with 8 Tastings and Lunch
A house and growersParis hotel pickupMax 8 guestsLunch included
The day to book if you are staying in Paris and want Champagne without planning a train. A minivan collects you at your hotel with eight people at most. You taste at a major house, eat lunch with champagne and visit a second producer. You are dropped at the Hôtel de Ville about ten hours later.
A house, a lunch table and a family producer from Paris
Pickup at your hotel
In central Paris, with a croissant and a bottle of water for the drive.
A major house
An hour and a half in a big house's cellars, with your first tasting.
A glass in the vines
Your guide leads a short tasting among the vines when the weather allows.
Lunch with champagne
Two hours at a family house or a local restaurant, with at least three champagnes.
A second producer
A family estate or a cooperative in the afternoon, and a last tasting.
4.8 from 1,733 reviews
Eight people at most, in an air-conditioned minivan with one guide.
Hotel pickup in Paris and two hours to Champagne
Epernay is 140 km from Paris, and the Champagne day most people picture needs a car once you get there. This day removes both problems. Your guide collects you at your hotel in central Paris, hands you a croissant, and talks you through the region on the two-hour drive. You bring nothing but a warm layer.
The guide is a wine specialist who speaks English, and stays with you all day. Weighing up Epernay guided tours? Every fare sits side by side, from the Paris days to the afternoons that start on the avenue.
The big house: which one, and why it varies
The first visit is a major champagne house: its cellars, how the wine is made, and your first tasting, for about an hour and a half. The house is not fixed in advance. The operator lists Mumm, Veuve Clicquot, Moët & Chandon, Mercier, Pommery, Lanson or Nicolas Feuillatte, and books whichever has space on your date.
If one house is the reason you are going, say so when you book: the operator takes requests, though a special visit can change the price. One traveller's day opened in Mumm's cellars in Reims; another's may open on the avenue in Epernay.
Lunch with champagne in the vines
Between the house and lunch, the minivan drives through the vineyards. When the weather allows, your guide stops for a tasting among the vines and explains the soil and the slopes. Lunch follows, for about two hours, at a family-run house or a local restaurant.
You eat a classic French meal with at least three champagnes: a blanc de blancs, a blanc de noirs, a rosé, or ratafia, the local sweet aperitif, when it is available. Tell the operator about dietary needs when you book.
The second producer, and eight tastings across the day
In the afternoon you visit a second producer, a family estate or a cooperative, for an hour and a half and a final tasting. By then you have tasted at least eight times, at a big house and at the smaller tables. That contrast is the point of the day. A house buys grapes as well as growing them; a family estate makes wine from its own vines.
Then the minivan heads back, and you are dropped at the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in central Paris. The whole day takes about ten hours, around four of them on the road.
How the ten hours run
- Morning, your Paris hotel. The minivan collects you in central Paris.
- The drive, 2 hours. A croissant, water, and the region explained on the way.
- A major house, 1 hour 30. The cellars, the process and your first tasting.
- The vines, 30 minutes. A tasting among the vines when the weather allows.
- Lunch, 2 hours. Regional food with at least three champagnes.
- A second producer, 1 hour 30. A family estate or a cooperative, and a tasting.
- Evening, the Hôtel de Ville. About two hours back, to central Paris.
Who this suits: Paris visitors with one day for Champagne
Book this if
You are based in Paris, you have one day, and you want both kinds of producer and lunch looked after. It suits couples and friends, and anyone who would rather not drive after eight tastings. You spend the day with one guide and seven other travellers at most.
Book something else if
You want to spend less and can do without the lunch: the day from Paris with six tastings names Nicolas Feuillatte as its house and leaves a café at 7:00 am. With a night in Epernay, the train takes 1 hour 20 from Paris-Est, and the afternoon with lunch from the tourist office costs less and leaves more time in the villages. Compare every champagne tour to Epernay from Paris in one place.
What the fare covers and what it doesn't
In the fare
- At least 8 tastings during the day
- 1 famous Champagne house and 2 small family vineyards (or a cooperative and a family vineyard)
- Traditional French lunch paired with at least 3 champagnes
- Masterclass in the vines led by the wine guide (weather permitting)
- English-speaking wine expert guide
- Hotel pickup at your accommodation in Paris
- Drop-off in central Paris (Hôtel de Ville)
- Freshly baked croissant and a bottle of water
- Air-conditioned minivan, 8 people maximum
Not in the fare
- Tips
Pickup at your Paris hotel, drop-off at the Hôtel de Ville
The minivan collects you at your hotel in central Paris; you give the address when you book and the pickup time comes with your confirmation. If friends booked separately, tell the operator, so that you ride together.
At the end of the day you are dropped at the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in central Paris, not at your hotel. The private option on the same booking page takes you back to your door. The day needs four travellers to run; below that the operator offers another date or a full refund.
Know before you go
- The house is not named in advance. Ask the operator when you book if one matters to you.
- Bring a warm layer. Cellars are cold and damp, around 10 °C, even in summer.
- Not for children under 4. Nor for wheelchair users; call the operator if you use a folding chair.
- Tips are not in the fare. Everything else, lunch included, is.
- Expect about four hours on the road. Two each way, in an air-conditioned minivan.
- English all day. French and Spanish depend on which guides and cellars are free.
What travellers say about the day from Paris
★★★★★
Day from Paris: a house, two producers, lunch
The underground cellar tour at GH Mumm was interesting, but the small family-run vineyards were the highlight. A pity there was no chance to buy a bottle to take with us.
Tamsin · Australia · August 2026
★★★★★
Day from Paris: a house, two producers, lunch
A life highlight: little towns and villages all day, and a guide who knew far more than champagne.
Luke K. · Australia · September 2026
Frequently asked questions
Does it stop in Epernay itself?
Not always. The stops are a major house, lunch and a second producer in the Champagne region, and the house may be in Reims or Epernay. The afternoon from the Epernay tourist office starts on the Avenue de Champagne.
Which champagne house will we visit?
One of Mumm, Veuve Clicquot, Moët & Chandon, Mercier, Pommery, Lanson or Nicolas Feuillatte, depending on availability. Ask when you book if one matters to you.
Is lunch included?
Yes. A traditional French lunch with at least three champagnes is in the fare. Only tips are extra.
How many tastings are there?
At least eight across the day. You taste at the house, in the vines, at lunch and at the second producer.
Does it take me back to my hotel?
No. The small-group day ends at the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in central Paris. The private option returns you to your hotel.
What if too few people book?
The day runs with four travellers or more. Below that the operator offers another date or a full refund.
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