Reims Champagne tour: Pommery cellars, cathedral & small producer

Descend into 2,000-year-old Roman chalk mines, then taste five glasses across three Champagne houses

A full-day Champagne tour centered on Reims takes you through the region's cellars, villages and vineyards with a certified sommelier guide. You start with a cellar tour and two glasses at Pommery, the 6th largest Champagne house, built inside UNESCO-protected Roman mines; visit Notre-Dame cathedral where French kings were crowned; drive the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay; stop at Hautvillers to see Dom Pérignon's tomb and the village that birthed Champagne; break for lunch at Épernay; and finish with a tour and three-glass tasting at a small producer. The guide speaks English, Spanish or French, and the tour runs 8 hours with pickup, water and air-conditioned transport included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Pommery Champagne2h · entry included
2. Reims Cathedral of Notre Dame45m
3. Hautvillers45m

Explore Champagne region and tastings

• Sightseeing drive in Reims city
• Visit Notre-Dame of Reims Cathedral
• Cellar tour and tasting at Pommery Champagne
• Drive through Champagne Avenue of Épernay
• Lunch break at Épernay
• Visit Hautvillers village and Dom Pérignon's tomb
• Cellar tour and tasting at small Champagne producer

The experience

Reims sits at the heart of Champagne, and this tour builds around the cellars that define it. You start at Pommery, the 6th largest Champagne house, where a cellar tour takes you down into 2,000-year-old Roman chalk mines now lined with bottles aging in the cool dark. The mines themselves are a UNESCO site, and the domain above them was built by Jeanne Pommery, a widow who turned the house into an empire by following the model of Veuve Clicquot. You'll taste two glasses surrounded by the bottles and modern art installations that fill the cellars.

From there, the guide leads you through Notre-Dame of Reims, a 13th-century Gothic cathedral where more than 30 French kings were crowned. The intricate sculptures and stained-glass windows frame the history: Clovis, the first king of France, was baptized on this site in 496. Then you drive the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, where the largest houses line the street one after another: Moët & Chandon, Perrier-Jouët, Pol Roger, Mercier and others. You also pass through Reims itself to see the Roman arch, the Art Déco squares rebuilt after World War I, and the headquarters of Roëderer, Krug, Mümm, Veuve Clicquot and Taittinger.

Hautvillers, the village where Dom Pérignon lived and died, sits on a hillside overlooking the Marne River Valley and the vineyards below. You visit his tomb in the church, walk through the medieval streets of this UNESCO site, and take in the view that shaped Champagne's story. After a lunch break at Épernay, the guide suggests restaurants, you finish at a small producer's cellar to learn how Champagne is made, from the machines to the aging process, and taste three glasses of their range. The guide is a certified sommelier with 7 years in the region and speaks English, Spanish or French.

What’s included

• Private air-conditioned transport.
• bottled water.
• cellar tour and two glasses at Pommery.
• guided visit to Notre-Dame cathedral.
• lunch break at Épernay with restaurant suggestions.
• cellar tour and three-glass tasting at a small Champagne producer.
• certified sommelier guide with 7 years of experience in the region.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:30

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (under 13)

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and French

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Uncork Champagne Tours

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to taste Champagne in Roman chalk mines and visit both Reims cathedral and Hautvillers in one day, rather than piecing together separate stops across the region.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and French.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (under 13).

What is Pommery and why does the tour start there?

Pommery is the 6th largest Champagne house in the world, built on top of 2,000-year-old Roman chalk mines that are now a UNESCO site. The cellar tour takes you down into these ancient mines where bottles age in the cool dark, and you taste two glasses of Pommery Champagne surrounded by the bottles and art installations inside.

Does the tour include a visit to Dom Pérignon's tomb?

Yes. Hautvillers is the village where Dom Pérignon, the famous steward of the local monastery, lived and died. The tour stops at his tomb in the church, and you walk through the medieval streets of this UNESCO site overlooking the Marne River Valley and the vineyards.

How many glasses of Champagne do I taste on this tour?

You taste five glasses total: two at Pommery during the cellar tour, and three at a small producer's cellar at the end of the day, where the owner walks you through how Champagne is made.

What happens during the lunch break at Épernay?

The tour includes a lunch break at Épernay, where the guide suggests good restaurants. You have time to walk along the Avenue de Champagne and eat on your own before the group reconvenes for the final stop at the small producer.

Is this tour accessible for people with mobility challenges?

The tour is wheelchair accessible. Air-conditioned transport is included, and the guide can accommodate infants in strollers and specialized infant seats if needed.