France Intense · From Reims
France Intense meets you at Reims Centre station at 9:20am and spends the day with three family estates, Hautvillers and a lunch at a champagne house, nine glasses in all. Pick it for the most grower time of any tour on this site.
France Intense runs a full day with a guide and a van of eight at most. It opens with 20 minutes of Reims sightseeing from the station, then a first family estate for a 1.5-hour tour and tasting. Next come 30 minutes in Hautvillers, a short drive along the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, and an hour's lunch at a champagne house with a main course. The afternoon brings two more family estates, 1.5 hours each. Three glasses at each estate, nine in total, and back to the station.
The Avenue is a drive-past. The description name-drops grand addresses, but you don't go in, and Pol Roger doesn't take public visits anyway. None of the three estates is named either. If the big names matter, this isn't your tour; the Veuve Clicquot day is the only one here that puts a great house in the price.
One line on the listing needs checking. Its inclusions mention "train tickets from Paris", while the know-before-you-go section tells you to book your own transport to Reims. Assume the train is on you and confirm on the booking page. From Paris Gare de l'Est the early TGV takes 46 minutes to Reims Centre, which gets you there for 9:20. If you're staying in Reims, the meeting time is 9:30. Free cancellation runs to 24 hours before.
Meet at the tourist office on the station forecourt (9:30 if you're staying in Reims), then 20 minutes of Reims sights.
A 1.5-hour guided tour and three glasses.
30 minutes in Dom Pérignon's village, then a drive along the Avenue de Champagne.
An hour's lunch with a main course.
Two more 1.5-hour visits, three glasses at each.
Drop-off at the Reims Centre station tourist office.
★★★★★We had a fantastic day. Everything from logistics to lunch to the tastings was great.
★★★★★Delphine was an amazing guide. We learned so much about champagne and the process of making champagne.
★★★★★Fabulous! Alvera, our guide, made a day that was expected to be fun even more fun.
★★★★★An absolutely fantastic excursion with a very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide.
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Plan as if they aren't. One inclusion line says train tickets from Paris, but the listing also tells guests to book their own transport to Reims. Check the booking page before you pay.
Three family estates the listing doesn't name. The famous houses on the Avenue de Champagne are a drive-past, not visits.
This tour covers both sides: it starts in Reims and passes through Hautvillers and Épernay. Our Reims or Épernay guide weighs them as bases.
If growers interest you more than labels, yes: nine glasses, three estates and lunch, with transport for eight. If one house is the point, book that house direct and the afternoon tour for growers.
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Nine glasses at three family estates, lunch, Hautvillers and the Avenue de Champagne, starting outside Reims station.
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