Reims afternoon Champagne tour: six tastings at family wineries

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Duration4h 30m

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Sip six Champagnes where Dom Pérignon’s legacy first took shape in Hautvillers

An afternoon Champagne tour from Reims visits two small family-run producers and the village of Hautvillers, where Dom Pérignon is buried. The tour runs 4.5 hours starting at 2 pm from Reims Centre train station, includes an English-speaking guide, six tastings across both wineries, and entrance fees; groups stay under eight people. Children from age 4 are welcome.

4h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Afternoon Champagne tour in Reims

Meet at Reims Centre train station
Drive through Hautvillers village
Visit Dom Pérignon's church
Taste 3 Champagnes at first winery
Taste 3 Champagnes at second winery
Return to Reims Centre train station

The Experience

You start at 2 pm in front of the Reims Centre train station's tourist office, which means a free afternoon in the city becomes a full Champagne education without an early start. The guide meets you there and takes the group—no more than eight—in an air-conditioned vehicle to Hautvillers, the village where Champagne itself was born. You walk through the streets and visit the church attached to the abbey where Dom Pérignon lived and is buried, then move straight into the first winery visit.

At each of the two family producers, you taste three glasses of their Champagne and learn how they make it using the traditional methods. The wineries are small operations, not the grand houses, so the tasting happens close to where the work actually happens. By the end of the afternoon you've tasted six distinct Champagnes—enough to start noticing the differences between them—and the guide has walked you through what makes each one distinct. The tour wraps at 6:30 pm back at the train station.

The group size caps at eight, which means the tastings don't turn into a cattle call and the guide can actually answer questions. An English-speaking guide is included, and the vehicle is air-conditioned. Everything else—entrance to the wineries, the tastings themselves, the transport between stops—is arranged; you show up and the afternoon unfolds.

What’s included

English-speaking guide.
six glasses of Champagne (three at each winery).
entrance fees to both family-run wineries.
air-conditioned vehicle.
small-group format with a maximum of eight people.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by À La Française

Is this one for you?Arrive by train and taste six Champagnes at two family wineries in Hautvillers the same afternoon, with guided transport between each stop.