Signature experience — Épernay
Champagne from Paris
Duration
Full day
Price
From €890
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
A faint smell of damp chalk rises from the cellars beneath Rue Gambetta as soft morning light washes over the Avenue de Champagne. Just 1h30 from Paris on the A4, Épernay lines up historic names—Moët & Chandon, Pol Roger, Boizel. The galleries, dug from Roman times through the 1800s, keep millions of bottles at a steady 10–12 °C, which refines texture and bead. From the Jardin de l’Horticulture lookout you can read the slope of UNESCO-listed hillsides from Hautvillers to Cumières, where Dom Pérignon honed blending in the 17th century.
Logistics stay effortless: hotel pickup in Paris, a Mercedes at your disposal, and an unhurried pace. Your private driver in Épernay locks in tour slots, waits during tastings, then slips into the vineyards while you take it all in. Expect 60–90 minutes underground in the morning, lunch with a grower in Aÿ or Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, plus a detour to Hautvillers and its wrought-iron shop signs. Distances are tight—3 km from Avenue de Champagne to Aÿ, 8 km to Hautvillers—so last-minute tweaks are easy.
Your itinerary
- I
08:00 — Pickup at your Paris hotel, direct A4 drive to Épernay (1h30).
- II
10:00 — Cellar tour and guided tasting at Moët & Chandon (60–90 min).
- III
12:30 — Food-and-champagne lunch with a grower in Aÿ, then a photo stop on the slopes.
- IV
15:00 — Stroll in Hautvillers and a second tasting at a grower’s, return to Paris around 18:30–19:00.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated French-speaking driver
- ✓ Mercedes E-Class or V-Class
- ✓ Hotel pickup in Paris
- ✓ Waiting time during visits
Your chauffeur’s tip
For high-demand houses (Moët, Dom Pérignon), secure tour slots 10–14 days ahead and aim for the first 10:00 start to enjoy smaller groups.
Book this experience
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