Paris: Champagne Day Trip with Lunch & Cellar Tasting

Two Champagne Houses, One Day: How Scale Changes Everything

You get picked up from your Paris hotel and driven to the Champagne region, where you tour a prestigious house like Moët & Chandon or Veuve Clicquot with cellar access and tasting, enjoy a three-course lunch, stroll Avenue de Champagne, visit a smaller family winery, and finish with a blind tasting overlooking the vineyards. Drop-off back at your hotel ends the day around evening, with all transport, tastings, and lunch included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Champagne tour from Paris with tastings

• Pickup from Paris accommodation
• Travel to Champagne region
• Visit major Champagne house and taste
• Enjoy traditional French 3-course lunch
• Stroll Avenue de Champagne in Épernay
• Visit small family-owned Champagne producer
• Blind tasting at Royal Champagne vineyard
• Return to Paris and drop off

The experience

What's the difference between a Champagne house you've heard of and one you haven't? You'll find out on this day trip from Paris, and it's the kind of answer that sticks with you. The tour takes you through the Champagne region twice over: first to a major producer like Moët & Chandon or Veuve Clicquot, where you walk through vast cellars carved into chalk and learn how millions of bottles age in the dark, and then to a smaller family-owned estate where the whole operation fits into what feels like a personal story. Hotel pickup happens in the morning, and the drive takes roughly two hours depending on traffic, so you're on the road early but not brutally so.

At the first house, a guide walks you through the cellars and production methods, then you taste their signature style. After that comes a traditional French three-course lunch at a local restaurant (starter, main, dessert), which is when the region starts to feel less like a destination and more like a place where people actually live. Then you get free time on Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, the street lined with grand historic estates that basically invented the idea of prestige. It's atmospheric in a way that photographs don't quite capture, but you'll try anyway. The cellars stay around 45°F, so bring a layer even if it's warm outside.

The second winery is where the day shifts. You're in a smaller space now, tasting handcrafted Champagnes in a more intimate setting, and suddenly the contrast from the morning becomes clear, not better or worse, just different. Your guide explains how tradition and family heritage shape a completely different expression of the same wine. After that, there's a blind tasting at Royal Champagne, a scenic spot overlooking the vineyards where you try to distinguish Champagne from Crémant in what amounts to a friendly game. Seven glasses total across the day, and by the time you're heading back to Paris in the air-conditioned minivan, you've seen how the same region produces wine in radically different ways.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off in Paris, air-conditioned minivan transport to and from the Champagne region, a guided cellar tour and tasting at one major Champagne house, a traditional three-course French lunch at a local restaurant, free time on Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, a guided tour and tasting at a smaller family-owned producer, a blind tasting experience at Royal Champagne with vineyard views, and up to seven glasses of Champagne throughout the day. Your driver and guide handle all logistics and commentary along the way.

Options for this experience

2 options

Private Champagne TourGuide in English · 08:00Private tour: Designed exclusively for you and your friends or family. Each vehicle carries a maximum of seven passengers. Pickup is included.

Small-Group Day TripGuide in English · 08:00Includes pickup

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:00

Book up to10h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 23 · max 8 per booking

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 9 days ago

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Is this one for you?Pick this if you want to understand Champagne beyond the label: seeing how a major house and a family winery approach the same wine in completely different ways, all in one day without arranging transport or coordinating tastings yourself.

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Top questions

How long is the drive from Paris to Champagne?

Around two hours each way, depending on traffic. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Which Champagne houses might I visit?

The tour visits one of several major producers (Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Taittinger, Mercier, Nicolas Feuillatte, or Boizel) based on availability. You can request a preference when booking.

What's included in the lunch?

A traditional French three-course meal (starter, main course, dessert) at a local restaurant in the region.

How many tastings do I get?

Up to seven glasses of Champagne across the day: at the major house, the family winery, and the blind tasting stop.

Is there a minimum age?

Yes, you must be 18 or older to participate in tastings.

What should I wear?

Bring a warm layer. The cellars stay around 45°F (10°C) year-round, even when it's warm outside.

How many people are in the group?

Groups stay small: up to seven people per tour.

Can I request a specific Champagne house?

Yes. Contact the operator at booking with your preference, and they'll do their best to arrange it based on availability.