Make Your Own Champagne

Create Your Own Champagne with this unique hands on package

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At a glance

Region:Champagne
Type of Tour:
Duration:3 Days
Guide Price:From £11444 to £11444 per person
Number of Meals:2 breakfasts + 1 dinner
Number of Winery Visits:2 wineries + 1 tasting session
Number of Wines Tasted:Approximately 10 wines
Tour Transport:Pre-booked and pre-paid taxi transfers as specified in the itinerary.
Dates / Availability:SORRY - THIS TOUR IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

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Trip Summary

Our create your own Champagne package is a great opportunity to witness how Champagne is made and participate in a truly hands on activity with the winemaker of a small family-run Champagne House. Make some amazing memories and bring your very own Champagne back home!

Drive from the UK to Reims, taking the Eurotunnel from Folkestone to Calais. You are free to choose your crossing time and we have included Eurotunnel crossings as part of this package. Upon arrival in Reims, check into your preferred room grade at the 4* Hotel de la Paix, located in the heart of the city centre just off the main square. The hotel has its own secure underground car park and we will reserve a space for you. Parking can be paid for directly at check out. After checking in at the hotel, you will be welcomed at a tasting bar owned by a local Champagne House in the city centre. Here, enjoy a fun and insightful introduction to Champagne, with three tastings served alongside a cheese platter. The remainder of evening will be free for you to do as you please.

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After breakfast on day two, you will be collected by a pre-booked, pre-paid taxi, which will take you the short distance out into the Champagne vineyards. Here you will be welcomed as the guests of a boutique Premier Cru Champagne maker where a unique opportunity awaits you! The Champagne maker himself will escort you around his vineyards, explaining the work he does and the history of his vines. After this, you will tour his cellars and production site, where he will explain the full Champagne-making process, from vine to bottle, which means that you will gain a full and excellent understanding of the practice. Following the extensive tour, you will then have the opportunity to participate in a blending lesson with the wine maker. During the lesson you will have the chance to taste a selection of still base wines (Chardonnay/ Pinot Noir/Meunier); these base wines will have been vinified in either stainless steel vats or wooden barrels and you will taste examples of both, in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the different methods of vinification and its effects on the end product. You are then able to create and bottle your very own perfect Champagne, mixing your own personal blend, tailored to your specific tastes.

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Create Your Own Champagne

Of course, no visit would be complete without a tasting of the Champagne House’s own Champagnes, so having created your own, you will be welcomed to taste the Champagnes produced at the estate by the wine maker. After you leave the estate, the wine maker will age your unique Champagne in his cellars for a minimum of fifteen months. At each stage of the wonderful transformation from still wine to Champagne, he will send you photographs and any news relating to your bottle. Once ready, the Champagne maker will create a personalised label for your bottle with your names on and two to three years following your initial visit, you can either return to the region to collect your creation, or he will arrange for the Champagne to be sent to you in the UK.

You will be taken back to Reims after the activity, and you will have some free time for lunch. In the afternoon, you will have the chance to visit your favourite Champagne Houses in Reims for a tour and tastings. Subject to your dates of travel / availability, options include Taittinger, GH Mumm, Pommery, Ruinart and Veuve Clicquot.

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Please note that some of these Houses (particularly Veuve Clicquot and Ruinart) are very popular and offer very few tours, therefore early booking is essential. You will be taken back to your hotel by a pre-booked and pre-paid taxi at the end of the tour. In the evening, a three course Champagne tasting dinner will be served in a cosy restaurant located ten minutes’ walk from the main square. Each course will be accompanied by a different glass of Champagne.

After a leisurely breakfast, check out of the hotel and drive back to the UK, taking the Eurotunnel from Calais to Folkestone. Before leaving the region, you may wish to take the time to explore Reims, the city of Kings and the gateway to Champagne. Reims is home to no less than three UNESCO world heritage sites including one of the finest gothic cathedrals in northern Europe where 25 Kings of France were crowned. If you would like to make your Grape Escapes holiday even more special, there are a number of additional activities that we can arrange for you. To complement the experience, these could be arranged to fit in around your current itinerary or we can arrange additional nights at your hotel as well as a stop-over on your way home and even a visit to another part of France.

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Create Your Own Champagne

Outline Itinerary

Day One of your Create Your Own Champagne tour

  • Drive from the UK to Reims taking the Eurotunnel from Folkestone to Calais.
  • Upon arrival in Reims, check into your chosen room grade at the 4* Hotel de la Paix.
  • After settling in, enjoy an introductory tasting session of three Champagnes with a platter of cheese at a tasting bar owned by a local Champagne House.
  • The rest of the evening will be free for you to do as you please.

 

Day Two of your Create Your Own Champagne tour

  • After breakfasts, you will be taken to a small family-run Champagne house for a full tour of the estate, wine making facilities and a blending workshop. After making your very own Champagne, you will sample some of the estate’s Champagnes.
  • You will be taken back to Reims after the tour.
  • You will have some free time for lunch.
  • In the afternoon, walk to your favourite prestigious Champagne Houses in Reims for a full tour of the estate and cellars and a flute of two of their Champagne. Options include Ruinart, Veuve Clicquot, Taittinger, GH Mumm and Pommery.
  • At pre-booked and pre-paid taxi will take you back to your hotel at the end of the tour.
  • In the evening, a three course dinner with three different Champagnes will be served in a cosy restaurant in the city centre.
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Final Day of your Create Your Own Champagne tour

  • After breakfast, check out of the hotel and make your way home taking the Eurotunnel from Calais to Folkestone.

 

(ii) The outline itinerary is indicative and is subject to minor changes depending on supplier availability. Availability cannot be guaranteed until we have received a confirmed booking, together with the deposit payment (or payment in full where the dates of travel are in less than 60 days). If the named accommodation / visits are not available, we will endeavour to find suitable alternatives of a similar grade; this may be subject to a supplement or a rebate depending on the price available.

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Accommodation

The hotel was excellent, clean, bright, modern and well-equipped. The location was perfect and even though it is a chain hotel, we felt it was very welcoming and not too corporate.

Charlotte- London, UK

Package Prices

  • These prices are per person and based on two people travelling together and sharing a twin or double room.
  • These are realistic guide prices, based on travel in standard season (usually April to the end of October). Discounts often apply for travel out of season (usually November to the end of March) or if there are more than two of you travelling together. Please let us know your preferred travel dates for a definitive price.
  • Although we propose specific hotels as part of our standard packages, we enjoy excellent relationships and preferential rates at the majority of the hotels in each of our featured destinations. Therefore if you would prefer to stay in a different hotel, this can be arranged. Please contact us for the relevant supplements/discounts.
  • Other room grades are available at most of the hotels that we work with. Just let us know which hotel you prefer and we will send you the relevant supplements for the various room grades.
  • Single supplements and extra night prices are available upon request.
Hotel NameRoom GradeStar RatingDurationPrice Per Person
Hôtel de la Paix - ReimsPrivilege4*3 Days£11444Book Now

Special Offers

BRING FRIENDS AND SPEND LESS!

A discount of £150 per person applies to groups of four people or more who are travelling together and sharing a car.

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Enhance your Experience/Tour Upgrades

If you would like to make your Grape Escapes holiday even more special, there are a number of additional activities that we can arrange for you. To complement the experience, these could be arranged to fit in/around your current itinerary or we can arrange additional nights and room upgrades at your hotel, as well as your travel arrangements, a stop-over en route and even a visit to another part of the country! See below for some of the most popular upgrades.

  • Stay longer! Just let us know your preferred hotel and room grade, and we will provide you with the relevant supplement for extra nights with breakfast.
  • Additional tours and activities! We would be delighted to provide inspiration for more wine tours and cultural activities. The possibilities are endless!
  • Experience the region’s gastronomy. The wine regions are brimming with unique gastronomic dining opportunities and what better way to enjoy a glass than with a mouth-watering meal? We offer a variety of menus to suit every budget. Contact us for prices.
  • Tailor-made tour extensions. The team at Grape Escapes have travelled extensively in Europe, not just in the wine regions and can therefore recommend and arrange tailor-made tour extensions to other regions and cities, for example Paris in France or Bilbao in Spain.
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Further Information

Travel to your Create Your Own Champagne tour

Given the wide range of travel options, the package price does not include travel. Please see our travel page for other travel options and further information about travelling to your Champagne wine tour.

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Further Information / To Book

To secure your booking, a deposit of £100 per person is required (or 20% if the price of your trip exceeds £500 per person). Your remaining balance will then be due 60 days before travel. Please call us on +44 (0) 1920 46 86 66 or e-mail info@grapeescapes.net to request a booking form.

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Extremely enjoyable, educational and have come away with a much deeper appreciation for the art that is Champagne.

Jared - London, UK

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