★★★★★
I do not drink and I still got a lot out of the day: the countryside, the stop at Reims cathedral, and the winery visits themselves. My wife enjoyed the tastings. A good guide made the difference.
Dan G. · Couple · July 2026
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The Paris Food Tour That Leaves the City: Champagne in Six Tastings
Eleven hours out of Paris for six champagne tastings across two very different producers, with Reims cathedral and the abbey where Dom Perignon is buried in between. A minivan of eight, and it runs in all weather.
Eleven hours, two very different producers
Runs11 hours
Group sizeUp to 8
MeetsCafe Dada Ternes, 12 Avenue des Ternes in the 17th, fifteen minutes early
FareFrom $271 per person
CancellationFree up to 24 hours ahead
Step-freeNot wheelchair accessible
This is the most-reviewed day out of Paris on the site, and the reason is the pairing: one grande marque champagne house and one family grower who welcomes you personally. The difference between those two is the thing you actually take home.
Around them the day picks up Reims cathedral, where the kings of France were crowned, and the abbey at Hautvillers, where Dom Pérignon is buried. Neither is a detour; both are on the road.
What the day is built around
A grande marque house
Nicolas Feuillatte, with a guided visit through the production.
A family grower
Champagne DOMI, where somebody welcomes you personally.
Six tastings
Split across the two, which is what makes the comparison land.
Reims cathedral
Where the kings of France were crowned, and larger than Notre-Dame.
Hautvillers abbey
Dom Pérignon's tomb, half an hour off the road.
Epernay
The Avenue de Champagne, and where you buy your lunch.
Where the day goes
- Leave Paris from the Avenue des Ternes. Ninety minutes to two hours of motorway.
- Nicolas Feuillatte. A guided visit to the champagne house.
- Hautvillers abbey. Dom Pérignon's tomb, half an hour.
- Reims cathedral. Bigger than Notre-Dame, and the coronation church of France.
- Champagne DOMI. A family grower, and the second set of tastings.
- Epernay. The Avenue de Champagne, and where you buy your lunch.
What the fare covers
In the fare
- Six champagne tastings at two different wineries
- A guided visit to the Nicolas Feuillatte champagne house
- A welcome and a tour at a family-run grower
- Reims cathedral and Hautvillers abbey, where Dom Perignon is buried
- An expert local guide
- Return transport from Paris by air-conditioned minivan
Not in the fare
- Tips — the guides take cash, or a good bottle
- Your own lunch and whatever you drink with it
Six tastings across the two producers, an expert local guide and return transport by air-conditioned minivan. Lunch is yours, and so are tips.
What the vineyards are doing when you come
Whatever the month, the cellars are the same ten degrees. Above ground the year turns: bare vines and pruning in winter, green growth from May, and the harvest through September. The weather page has the figures month by month.
The day runs in all weather. You are indoors for the tastings and in the minivan between them, so rain costs you a view rather than a stop.
Who this suits, and who should book something else
Book this if
- You have a full free day and want to be out of the city for it.
- You want to taste a big house and a small grower against each other.
- You would rather have the cathedral and the abbey than another Paris quarter.
Book something else if
- You want lunch included — two other days on the wine day trips page cover a meal.
- You have one afternoon rather than one day.
- You are travelling with a child under seven.
Know before you go
Be there fifteen minutes early. The minivan leaves sharp at the appointed time.
Bring something warm. Cellars at ten degrees, whatever the city is doing.
Buy lunch in Epernay. It is not in the fare, and the Avenue de Champagne has places to do it.
The minivan holds eight. One reviewer notes it is harder to hear from the back seats.
Minimum age is seven. Stated by the operator.
Not recommended for pregnant travellers. Also stated by the operator, alongside the note that it runs in all weather.
What travellers said about this day
★★★★★
A highlight of our honeymoon. The van was comfortable for the drive, Reims cathedral is bigger than I expected, and the family-owned winery was the part we talk about. The guide was lovely with everyone.
Lauren C. · Couple · July 2026
★★★★★
Beautiful countryside and a fine cathedral, and it was good to get out of Paris for a day. Marceau explained where the kings of France were crowned as well as how the champagne is made.
George B. · Couple · July 2026
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Questions this one gets asked
What time does it leave, and what time am I back?
It leaves from a café on the Avenue des Ternes in the morning and runs eleven hours door to door, so you are back in Paris in the early evening. The minivan departs sharp; be there fifteen minutes early.
Where exactly do I meet it?
Café Dada Ternes, 12 Avenue des Ternes in the 17th. The driver-guide arrives in a grey minibus about ten minutes before the scheduled departure.
Is lunch included?
No. Your own lunch and whatever you drink with it are the one thing not in the fare, and you buy it in Epernay. If you would rather have it included, the eight-tasting day and the small-group Champagne lunch both cover a meal. If a city afternoon suits you better, the Devour Marais walk is built to be a meal in itself.
Can children come?
From seven, which is the stated minimum age. It is an eleven-hour day in a minivan, so consider whether that is the right shape for a child before you book it.
What if I do not drink?
One reviewer who does not drink rated it five stars for the countryside, the cathedral and the winery visits. You would be paying mostly for the day out rather than the tastings, which is a judgement only you can make.
How cold is it in the cellars?
Around ten degrees, all year. The listings for these days say so and tell you to bring warm clothes, which in the middle of a July trip is the easiest thing to forget.
The other two we would put in front of you
- Paris Secret Food Tour with Cheese, Wines & Sweet French Tastings — From $80
- Devour Paris Ultimate Food Tour — From $119
- All Paris Food Tours — every walk and day trip, sorted by rating against review volume
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