Top Epernay Dining Experiences

We took the train from Paris to Epernay as a day trip to visit 2 Champagne Houses, choosing Moet Chandon in the morning. Beautiful House, great history, and tasting!!!Our guide was so great, walking us through the caves, talking about champagne production, history of Moet Chandon, then walking us up for tasting in such a beautiful room!!Really a fantastic and informative tour, including telling us Moet Chandon has 46 km of caves!!

An excellent fun day! House of Moet started the day in style and that was followed by two other houses and tastings and a great lunch in between. Epernay is a very special place! Great day thanks to Stephane organizing the details and maintaining great communications. Yes…a great day!

My wife and I had a great experience visiting some major Champagne houses and cellars. Although this tour was a self-guided walking tour, we found it to be well organized and easy to follow. Each house had their own guide, and all we had to do was check in at the front after arriving. Everything was scheduled with ample time to enjoy each house (and lunch) before walking to the next location.A minor mixup at the restaurant was quickly and easily resolved by calling Stephane and him getting everything sorted out. Lunch was delicious and was definitely necessary to be able to enjoy more glasses of champagne in the afternoon!Great experience all around! A great way to experience the Champagne region and a little taste of a smaller French town.

This will be an unforgettably amazing journey in your life. Stephane is the best tour guide we've met. I am so sure that you will enjoy Stephane's fascinating story-telling, friendly guide and passion towards Champagne as much as we've experienced. Cheers! Santé!

It was amazing! We learned so much and had the best time. Stephane knows everything and is so kind. He really wants to make it special for you and he succeeded! You get great value for money, because it is a once in a lifetime experience.

We had a great time touring and tasting with Stephane and his friend Jean Paul. Being wine growers ourselves we are always skeptical of wine tours but this was very special and we were able to really connect with Stephane and Jean Paul and have our more in depth questions answered. The wines that we tasted were very special and unlike what you would be having at other houses, we tasted vintages from (Phone number hidden by Airbnb) Stephane also gave us some recommendations for shops, bars, restaurants, and other things to do in Reims during the drive back. I would highly recommend this tour!

With a vast background in tourism and a passion for local champagne, Stephane is able to give you exactly what you are looking for: an honest visit to local producers without the marketing and branding layer you would easily feel when visiting a big champagne house. We had the unique experience of walking into a producer (Paul-Sadi champagne) who just presses the first batch of grapes after the harvest that started that day. This happens only during 7 days a year! Great experience, would recommend this to any visitor of the region who cares about the champagne making process.

Stephane picked us up at our apartment and drove us to a village in the Champagne district where we visited a small champagne producer. On the way he engaged us to explain some of the basics of champagne production and pointed out sights. Upon arrival he introduced us to the producer and we headed into the vineyard. We were fortunate to be there just before harvest so we were able to tase the two varieties of grapes and consider how they would taste in the bottle two years later. The producer did not speak English so Stephane translated. We then went into the facility where the producer showed us the entire process including how barrels are used to add character. The visit concluded with tasting the various champagnes he makes and the opportunity to purchase bottles at a great value.

I highly recommend this tour of a local (Reims) winemaker's cellar and the family's heritage of creating excellent champagne. My husband, daughter and I were given a private tour with a very detailed and interesting explanation of the champagne making process. We ended the tour with a tasting of some of the best champagne. And, the views of the valley and region were breathtaking - they even provided a rainbow for us on our way back to the town of Reims!

We did this tour in June during the World Cup and had a great time! We learned so much about the champagne making process and it was great to have such a small and interactive tour. The wine was great and we brought plenty home! Stephane was very knowledgeable and out together a great experience.

Such a great time with lovely people - Stephane and his wife picked us up at our B&B - it was a beautiful drive in the countryside in their convertible as we headed to his friend’s champagne home, cellar and vineyard! We were greeted by Sebastian and his wife at their home - we walked through the vineyards and learned about the different grapes and the different champagnes they produce - then toured the wine making area and the cellar - the fact that this home and business has and will be passed down through family generations was so heartwarming to hear! We ended with the 6 of us taste testing several champagnes and sharing stories about our families and countries - they were all so down to earth and welcoming - such a personal experience and had a wonderful time! We purchased 3 bottles that we used for our wedding!

We had an amazing experience with Stephane. It was very unique and special. He is definitely an expert in champagne. He picked us up from our B&B and we toured the vineyards. We then toured a local cellar and tasted the most amazing champagne I’ve ever had. We felt very special and it was a one of a kind experience!

This was our last day in Europe and what better way to spend it - seeing little villages and tasting champagne.Stephan was a great person to spend this time with, good stories, awesome champagne knowledge and very accommodating and flexible. We loved spending time with a small champagne producer and learning about the process of production, and the tasting too of course.I totally recommend this very personal and personable way to see beyond the big Champagne houses.

Fantastic tour and highly recommended. Champagne from this small producer was better than any of the big houses we tried in the area. Stephane is a great tour guide and was very knowledgeable about the region and champagne. You cannot go wrong with this tour.