One of the things France is undoubtedly known for is its wine – particularly its Champagne. If you’re in Paris or Reims and are looking to explore its heritage or simply get away from the hustle and bustle, you’re in the right place!

I’ve gone ahead and carefully curated a guide to the top Champagne tours from Paris and Reims that are well worth the time and money, with plenty of exclusive tastings along the way!

There are tours of all lengths and types, designed to suit everyone from the wine connoisseur to the absolute newbie. Let’s jump right in!

Best Champagne Tours from Paris & Reims

	Day Trip to Champagne with 8 Tastings & Lunch From Paris	Small Group - Full Day Champagne Tour 3 Small Champagne Growers	Small-Group Champagne Day Trip with Six Tastings From Paris
Meeting Location:	Hotel pickup and drop-off	Cour de la Gare, Cr de la Gare, 51100 Reims	Cafe Dada Ternes, 70 Av. de Villiers, 75017 Paris
Tour Length:	10 to 11 hours	8 hours	11 hours
Start Time(s):	7:00 AM	9:30 AM	7:00 AM
What’s Included:	Transportation in air-conditioned minivan, driver/guide, visits to 2 champagne houses, 8 champagne tastings, traditional lunch, wine tasting led by wine expert	Small groups of 8 people max, Mercedes minivans with AC, entrance fees for visits and tastings, 9 champagnes, lunch with glass of champagne, coffee and water	Transport by minibus, entrance to Champagne houses, guide, tour of Nicolas Feuillatte and tastings at two wineries
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Our 7 Top Picks For The Best Champagne from Paris & Reims Tour:

1. Day Trip to Champagne with 8 Tastings & Lunch From Paris
2. Small Group – Full Day Champagne Tour 3 Small Champagne Growers
3. Small-Group Champagne Day Trip with Six Tastings From Paris
4. Champagne: E-Bike Champagne Day Tour with Tastings and Lunch
5. Reims Afternoon Tour Champagne and Family Growers
6. Reims and Champagne Tasting Full-Day Tour From Paris
7. Full Day Champagne Mumm, Family Growers & Lunch From Reims

Champagne from Paris & Reims Tour Reviews

1. Day Trip to Champagne with 8 Tastings & Lunch From Paris

What to Expect on the Tour

With complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off, there’s no need to worry about transportation.

This tour offers the option to either partake in a shared or completely private group tour of the Champagne region, complete with 8 wine tastings at various renowned Champagne houses, along with a traditional French lunch.

If you’re new to wine, you’ll appreciate the way that they teach you how to properly taste wine so next time you’re with your friends at a winery, you’ll be the pro!

They offer a nice comparison and contrast between large Champagne houses and more boutique, family-owned wineries, which offers nice insight into the different types.

By the end of your visits, you’ll be able to identify the characteristics of many different local wines and how to properly pair them. You’ll even learn about the delicate yet impressive way to properly open a Champagne bottle!

What Makes This Tour Great

This tour is perfect if you’re not exactly what you’d consider a “wine expert”, or would simply like to brush up on your knowledge and skills.

You’ll be shown from the best of the best how to correctly taste wine, how to disgorge a Champagne bottle and the differences between the incredible wines found here. We got to try everything from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to Pinot Meunier and ratafias.

We chose the shared tour which was still a very small group, which meant we got personalized attention and had a great time with our guide.

It was really cool being able to see such a prestigious Champagne estate as Moet (you can also choose to see Chandon, Mumm, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, and others!) complete with seemingly endless bottles.

Exploring the beautiful vineyards and trying the incredible Champagne Rose was definitely a wonderful memory. At the family-run winery, they were very sweet and showed us the art of sabrage, and offered up plenty of interesting stories and lessons!

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2. Small Group – Full Day Champagne Tour 3 Small Champagne Growers

What to Expect on the Tour

Expect a fun and educational small-group tasting tour where you’ll be led by a local expert guide through 3 different Champagne houses! I had a feeling this was going to be a great tour, but I had no idea it would be this fun.

The 8-hour tour is planned very well, with precise timing that allows for ample time at each of the 3 different houses to taste, see, and learn.

I appreciated that we didn’t have to spend anything extra, as the tastings were included in the tour price, along with a tasty 3-course lunch!

You’ll get to explore the Church of Dom Perignon and how he influenced the Champagne process and enjoy a cruise through the famous Champagne Avenue after lunch. You’ll learn a lot about the history of each Champagne house, as well as what makes each so unique.

What Makes This Tour Great

This all-day tour was as comfortable and convenient as can be, with easy transportation, a great driver, and plenty of well-spaced stops and visits.

Our guide probably taught me more about Champagne than I’d ever learned anywhere else, and her passion for the local wine was contagious.

We not only went through some fantastic tastings at some smaller producers, but were even lucky enough to meet one of the owners and see the different bottling stages!

Lunch couldn’t be beat, as it was at a Michelin-star restaurant complete with amazing service, delicious food, and a great ambiance. I loved this tour so much, that I’m planning on going on it again with friends on my next trip to Reims!

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3. Small-Group Champagne Day Trip with Six Tastings From Paris

What to Expect on the Tour

If you’ve ever been curious about the entire process of how to make Champagne, this next tour is perfect for you. The Small-Group Champagne Day Trip with Six Tastings from Paris tour is one of the longest, but also one of the most comprehensive.

In fact, I’d go as far as to say you don’t even have to like Champagne to enjoy this tour – it’s great for history buffs and those who want to see more of the art and architecture of the region.

Interestingly enough, I felt this tour made me realize what an art form producing Champagne really is – from its traditions to the process itself.

Hop on a comfy minibus from Paris out to the Nicolas Feuillate Champagne House (largest producer of Champagne in the world) for a tour and tasting at the family-run estate.

There are plenty of local landmarks to explore in the surrounding area, that make it that much more captivating!

What Makes This Tour Great

I’m a huge history nerd and I’m a big wine aficionado as well, and this tour takes the cake for how it combines both, seamlessly.

Our guide did a fantastic job at regaling us with stories about the history of Champagne, taking us to visit Reims Cathedral to see where the kings of France were crowned. We also got to see the charming chapel of the Abbey at Hautvillers, where Dom Perignon was laid to rest.

After learning about Dom Perignon’s life and how the Benedictine monk was important in the early development of Champagne, we then made our way to a local producer to learn about how to grow the right grapes.

Afterward, we took a fully-guided tour at the House of Nicolas Feuillatte, tasting 3 amazing glasses of crisp to buttery Champagnes.

I shamelessly picked up a couple bottles for souvenirs (and for myself!) before we headed back to Paris (visiting Reims Cathedral of Notre Dame along the way!).

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4. Champagne: E-Bike Champagne Day Tour with Tastings and Lunch

What to Expect on the Tour

For me, one of the best ways to see the Champagne region is casually cruising around on an e-bike in the fresh air, fully appreciating the beauty of this special region.

Undulating vineyards, rolling hills, and an air of timeless sophistication comes dotted with charming little villages and towns known for their centuries of winemaking tradition. See various Premier and Grand Cru villages, as well as the Marne Canal, and much more.

You get to choose your pickup location, then drive into the countryside to visit the cradle of Champagne: the commune of Hautvillers.

Visit Le Clos Corbier for a great tasting of different types of Champagne before hopping back on your bike for a guided visit of the church where Dom Perignon is buried. Enjoy plenty of traditional French dishes, like pate en route, quiche, lentils, cheeses, and a Reims pink biscuit.

What Makes This Tour Great

From the point of pickup, our guide was absolutely phenomenal! She was knowledgeable, friendly, and willing to answer any and all of our questions.

I never felt that we were rushed, offering plenty of opportunities to stop and soak in the views around us, take photos, etcetera. Being able to cycle through the fields was so lovely, with a delicious French lunch that I’d love to have every day!

However, it was our exclusive, “behind the scenes” look into how to make Champagne that really stuck with me. It was explained in a way that made sense, and made me have an even greater appreciation for it.

The guided tours of Hautvillers and its church where Dom Perignon’s grave only enriched the experience further, along with our relaxing ride alongside the Marne Canal.

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5. Reims Afternoon Tour Champagne and Family Growers

What to Expect on the Tour

If you’re looking for a taste of Champagne (literally and figuratively) without spending the entire day out there, this is the tour for you. The Reims Afternoon Tour Champagne and Family Growers is another small-group tour that packs in a ton of fun and learning!

With roundtrip transportation from Reims, it’s very easy to access the historic village of Hautvillers and various vineyards.

You’ll learn all about how to make Champagne, with different techniques shown at 2 boutique, family-run wineries for an insider’s look into the beverage.

I practically guarantee you’ll learn things about Champagne you didn’t know before – even if you’ve been drinking it for years! The views are amazing, and the guide does a great job of managing the schedule well to fit everything in nicely.

What Makes This Tour Great

This tour is excellent not only because of the tour guide who knew a ton about Champagne and the history of the region, but also because of how well-managed it was.

It’s a significantly shorter tour than any other on this guide and is perfect for those who don’t want or can’t do a full-day tour. However, you’ll learn a ton thanks to the guides who do a great job of explaining everything!

The tastings were amazing, and my favorites were the Cordon Didierlaurent and Billecart-Salmon Champagne visits, with the stunning countryside serving as our background! The light, fine Brut Reserve was my favorite, though the Brut Rose offered a hint of sweetness I loved, too.

There are so many Champagne tastings included, however, that if you’re new to trying it, you’ll figure out quickly what you like!

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6. Reims and Champagne Tasting Full-Day Tour From Paris

What to Expect on the Tour

Between sips of the finest cuvées, enjoy a delicious, 3-course lunch at a world-class restaurant, with journeys through the vineyard-draped hills to be enjoyed between each stop.

Learn and experience firsthand what makes renowned Champagne houses like Mercier, Nicolas Feuillate, or Veuve Clicquot so important. Led by expert guides, you’ll get to explore the terroir and grape varietals, along with the alchemy that lends Champagne its unique profiles.

This tour does a great job at including some interesting history lessons as well, with a visit to the majestic Reims Cathedral which is amazing for anyone who appreciates Gothic architecture and French coronation history.

Upon your return to Paris, you’ll not have only savored the finest Champagne out there, but will feel like you’ve traveled through centuries of French excellence.

What Makes This Tour Great

First off, this was an absolutely beautiful journey through Champagne, with an informative and enthusiastic guide to make it even more fun!

Honestly, the landscape alone is worth heading out to the countryside for. However, I absolutely love Champagne, and was excited to try the very best, right from the source.

It was surprising how fast a whopping 11 hours flew by with our guide, managing to keep our entire group engaged the entire time. The door-to-door transportation service was impeccable, and it couldn’t have been more convenient.

The service was excellent, the lunch was amazing, and there are no words to describe how delicious the Champagne was.

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7. Full day Champagne Mumm, Family Growers & Lunch From Reims

What to Expect on the Tour

This is one of the best ways to have fun with a friend group or the entire family! Meet your guide at the Reims railway station, where you’ll hop into a cozy minivan with the rest of your small group of fellow Champagne enthusiasts, setting right into the heart of the region.

The first stop is Maison GH Mumm: the legendary Champagne house where you’ll learn all about their secrets to success!

Next is La Montagne de Reims, where you’ll learn about the grape varietals and terroir and how they affect the taste of Champagne.

Cruise down Champagne Avenue, stopping to soak in the historic charm of Hautvillers – once home to Dom Perignon and his Champagne experiments that were transformative for the bubbly beverage.

Take a well-deserved break for a local lunch showcasing Reims’ ham and delicate rose biscuits, perfectly paired with regional wines and of course, Champagne!

What Makes This Tour Great

I loved the way that this tour balances the big Champagne houses and the way they operate along with the smaller, family-run estates. I loved exploring the traditions and innovations behind each one, with friendly staff who were more than happy to teach us what they know.

You’ll not only learn the basics, but will really dive into the art of winemaking at the smaller estate. I particularly loved the little quiz we had at lunch where we had to match 3 different Champagnes by taste, where I took the chance to show off my newly-acquired knowledge!

It was a lighthearted yet knowledgeable experience, overall!

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FAQs About Tours to Champagne

What is included in Champagne wine tours? Most tours leave from Paris and have transportation to the Champagne houses. Tasting fees are usually included and the more expensive tours include lunch or dinner. Some tours also have guided tours of the vineyards and cellars.

How long are the wine tasting tours? Tours do vary in length with a typical half-day tour being 4-5 hours and a full day tour 8-9 hours. These times include drive time from Paris.

Can I customize the tour? Usually only the private tours have customizable options where you can choose specific Champagne houses to visit or add other activities like food tastings or visits to local towns

What varieties of Champagne will I taste? You can expect to have tasting of a variety of Champagnes, which should include Brut, Rosé, Blanc de Blancs and some Vintage Champagnes.

Are tasting fees included in the tour price? Tasting fees are not always included. You need to check with the tour operator to verify as they can add up if you go to several wineries. It may help you make a decision as to which tour to take.

What should I wear or bring? Since most tours are all day events, you should wear comfortable clothing and shoes. You will be on your feet much of the day especially if you do tours through the vineyards. Don’t forget to bring sunscreen and a hat.

Is transportation provided from Paris? Since Paris is the closest major city most tours leave from there. Most tours will transport you in a bus unless you do a private tour where you will go in a shuttle or even a luxury car.

How far is it from Paris to Champagne? To just get to the region it is about 90 minutes but it depends on which Champagne houses you will visit. Champagne is a fairly large region.

What Are Some of the Best Champagne houses to Visit

Moët & Chandon: The most famous Champagne house, Moët is Located in Epernay. They have guided tours of their cellars and tastings of their Champagnes.

Veuve Clicquot: Located in the town of Reims, this Champagne house has a long history of making Champagne. Guided tours have visits to the chalk cellars and tastings of their Champagne.

Ruinart: This Champagne house is also in Reims. Ruinart is the oldest Champagne house in the region and was founded in 1729. Take a tour of their impressive chalk cellars and do a tasting of their Champagnes.

Taittinger: Another Reims Champagne house, Taittinger has extensive private tours of its cellars that date back to the 4th century along with tastings of its Champagnes.

Billecart-Salmon: Located in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ this family-owned Champagne house is famous for its Champagnes and their beautiful estate vineyards.

Champagne Mercier: Mercier is in Epernay and is best known their unique cellar tour by mini train.

Paul-Etienne Saint Germain: Another boutique Champagne house in Épernay has private tours and tastings to give you an cozy experience without crowds.

Champagne de Venoge: Located on the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay this Champagne house has tastings along with a Champagne bar.

Allison Sheardy

Allison Sheardy came to wine as a second career in 2016 and has truly found her calling. She has created a niche for herself working in unique wine regions around the United States (Texas Hill Country, historic Livermore, CA, & Minnesota), where she specializes in hospitality for boutique, family-owned wineries. Allison is equally passionate about wine education. As such, she has earned her WSET Diploma in Wines and completed the French Wine Scholar program. Allison is currently pursuing her Master of Wine and teaches WSET levels 1-3.