6 Days
Share our Burgundy and Champagne wine tour :
• From Paris, visit the two inescapable Wine Region in France for a 6 days Tour in Champagne and Burgundy.
• Enjoy an amazing Wine and Food tour along with heritage visits and activities in Champagne and Burgundy.
• Discover Burgundy and Champagne with the best guided luxury wine tours in France.
• Our private Chauffeur and english speaking guide will pick you up at your hotel in Epernay
• The charming village of Hautvillers is your next stop (UNESCO-listed village). There, trace the origin of Champagne and visit the church where the famous monk Dom Pierre Pérignon is buried. This monk – who gave his name to a famous brand long after his death – is also known as the inventor of the Champagne blending process.
• Then we will head to enjoy a tour of the cellars and uncover the secrets behind the signature taste of Champagne’s largest producer: Nicolas Feuillatte. You will then enjoy a tasting of two Nicolas Feuillatte Champagnes, in the refined setting of the House.
• Lunch at leisure: your guide will be glad to recommend you our favorites addresses or we can book a restaurant for you.
• Enjoy a nice walking tour in Avenue de Champagne
• Discover the grandiose Avenue De Champagne in Epernay (UNESCO listed), where prestigious Champagne Houses settled during the 19th Moet & Chandon, Laurent Perrier, Pol Roger … Admire the buildings owned by those iconic brands while your guide tells you more about the history of the men and women who created those Houses.
• Private visit and tasting at Champagne and ‘Sabrage’
• Discover the charming domain of Champagne Ployez-Jacquemart. This boutique Champagne House is settled in Ludes – a Premier Cru village of the Montagne de Reims area. As the cellar master, Mrs Laurence Ployez pays particular attention to the elaboration of her top-range Extra Brut Champagnes. Before tasting their Champagne, you will have the opportunity to discover their old press and their impressive cellars.
• Drop-off in Reims
• Drive around to get to Belleau wood.
Belleau wood also known as Belleauwood as for it was given that name by our American allies.
A typical French village if it wasn’t for the fact that it’s stamped in American memory after the memorable battle that has fought the United States of America Army.
The battle in Belleau Wood, after the combat exploits of the second infantry Division who fought, has became a major place in the history of US Marines.
• Drive to the hill 204 memorial dedicated to the 10 US division who fought in that Chateau Thierry Sector.
• Lunch in a typical Champagne Restaurant
• Visit Chateau Thierry and the Quentin Roosevelt exhibit.
• Drive to Croix Rouge farm memorial
The monument of the 42nd American Division stands near a ruined wall, the only vestige of the “Farm of the Red Cross”.
The sculpture represents a sergeant of the 167th Alabama Regiment carrying in his arms one of his comrades, who fell in combat during the attack on the farm on July 25 and 26, 1918. The men of the Rainbow Division had to count nearly 5,500 casualties for fighting in the Aisne. It was baptized by its chief of staff Douglas Mac Arthur, the “Arc-en-Ciel” division because it gathered soldiers coming from twenty-six states and the district of Columbia and “covered the United States like a rainbow, “he said.
• Drive back to Reims
• Bike ride in the Vineyard
Discover the famous vineyard of Côtes de Blancs vineyards and its Grand Cru villages by electric bike.Stroll along the Marne River and experience the beauty of the Champagne region. A moment you will surely not forget! Visit the Domain of an Independent Producer, family owned Champagne House located in the vineyard. There, discover the whole process of Champagne making, from grapes to the bottles. Tasting the different cuvées of the House is the opportunity for you to stimulate your senses and to understand the diversity of Champagnes.
• Drive back to your hotel in Reims
• Breakfast at your hotel in Reims
• Arrival at Beaune at midday where your private guide will welcome you and help you with your check in at your 5 star hotel.
• Enjoy a beautiful lunch in a typical restaurant in Beaune
• In the afternoon, discover the craft manufacturing of the most famous French Mustard.
• Enjoy a novel experience which is one of a kind by entering the new world of Mustard in Burgundy, and if you have the inclination, become a mustard maker in a blink of an eye.
• Return to your hotel for evening at leisure. We can take care of your dinner booking if needed.
Overnight at 5-star Hotel
• Breakfast at your hotel
• In the morning, meet your Wine Expert Guide and start your exploration of Burgundy Côte de Beaune. Luxury transport and chauffeur during the wine tour
Explore the Côte de Beaune, land of the prestigious white wines of the Golden Slopes of Burgundy. Home to the greatest wines vineyards of Burgundy like the legendary Montrachet, as well as the famous appellation of Meursault, Corton Charlemagne and Volnay.
• Enjoy lunch in a typical restaurant
• Visit and wine tasting of three family wineries in the Côte de Beaune
• English speaking wine expert WSET guide at your side during the day
• Vineyard Tour in Corton Charlemagne
Introduction to the terroir and the vines of Burgundy along the wine tour
• Bespoke keepsake road book on wines of Burgundy
• Return to your hotel for evening at leisure (we will look after the booking for your dinner if needed)
Overnight at 5-star Hotel
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Experience a true hands-on cooking class with a farmer’s market tour: you will shop with the Chef to get the freshest and seasonal products to do the hands on cooking class. We will also take a tour to visit the amazing Hospice de Beaune. Then we will be back to the Lab and you will cook an entire and authentic gastronomic Burgundian menu with 4 different courses.
Return to your hotel for the end of the afternoon and evening at leisure (we can take care of booking a restaurant for you)
Overnight at 5-star Hotel
