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Itinerary

 

 

Classic Weekend

·  A return Dover to Calais ferry crossing with P&O Ferries for a car + two passengers (other options available).

·  2 night’s bed and breakfast at your chosen hotel.

·  Full day private coach tour in a luxury coach to include:

         o   Visit to a prestigious Champagne house to include tastings.

         o   Visits to 2 smaller Champagne houses to include tastings, including a traditional 3 course lunch as the guest of one of these houses.

·  An English speaking guide for the tour who will provide information on the region and the wines.

 

 

Prestige Weekend

·  A return Dover to Calais ferry crossing with P&O Ferries for a car + two passengers (other options available).

·  2 night’s bed and breakfast at your chosen hotel.

·  Full day private coach tour in a luxury coach to include:

           Visit to a prestigious Champagne house to include tastings.

           Visits to 2 smaller Champagne houses to include tastings

         o   Gourmet 4 course lunch at a top local restaurant including accompanying Champagne and wines.

·  An English speaking guide for the tour who will provide information on the region and the wines.

 

 

Adventure Weekend

·  A return Dover to Calais ferry crossing with P&O Ferries for a car + two passengers (other options available).

·  2 nights bed and breakfast at your chosen hotel.

·  Full day private coach tour on the Saturday to include:

         o   Visit to a medium sized Champagne house including abseiling and tastings.

           Champagne house lunch including learning sabrage, to include tastings.

           Visit to a prestigious Champagne house to include tastings.

·  An English speaking guide for the tour who will provide information on the region and the wines.

 

 

Harvest Weekend

·  A return Dover to Calais ferry crossing with P&O Ferries for a car + two passengers (other options available).

·  2 night’s bed and breakfast at your chosen hotel.

·  Full day private coach tour in a luxury coach on the Saturday to include:

         o   Visit to a small Champagne house where you will take the secateurs to the vineyard and harvest some grapes. You will then return to the winery and taste the freshly pressed grape juice and follow the grapes through their journey to becoming Champagne. Your visit will include a traditional 3 course harvesters lunch with Champagnes.

         o   Visit to a prestigious Champagne house to include tastings.

         o   Gala 4 course dinner at a local restaurant in the evening.

·  An English speaking guide for the tour who will provide information on the region and the wines.

 

The dates of the harvest are a function of the weather each year. It is therefore not possible to provide the exact date of this tour at the time of going to press. The tour is likely to be in September and we expect to set a provisional date in June with a confirmed date in early August. If you would like to make a provisional booking on this tour then please contact us for more details.

 

 

Valentines Weekend

·  A return Dover to Calais ferry crossing with P&O Ferries for a car + two passengers (other options available).

·  2 night’s bed and breakfast at your chosen hotel.

·  Bottle of chilled Champagne in your room on arrival.

·  A candlelit 4 course dinner for two on the Friday night in a premium restaurant in central Reims.

·  Full day private coach tour in a luxury coach on the Saturday to include:

         o   Visit to a prestigious Champagne house to include tastings.

         o   Visits to 2 smaller Champagne houses to include tastings, one of which has a museum attached that focuses on the link between Champagne, romance and marriage.

         o   3 course lunch at a restaurant where each course is accompanied by a different single varietal Champagne.

·  An English speaking guide for the tour who will provide information on the region and the wines.

 

 

Deluxe Weekend

·  A return Dover to Calais ferry crossing with P&O Ferries for a car + two passengers (other options available).

·  2 night’s bed and breakfast at your chosen hotel.

·  Full day private coach tour in a luxury coach on the Saturday to include:

           Visit to Veuve Clicquot where you will have a tour and taste La Grande Dame.

           Lunch will be a 4 or 5 course feast at a Michelin starred restaurant

         o   A visit to Moet and Chandon where your tour will include a tasting of Dom Perignon.

         o   A visit to a small Grand cru champagne house to include tastings.

·  An English speaking guide for the tour who will provide information on the region and the wines.

 

To provide a fully rounded Champagne Experience, we suggest combining your deluxe tour with a classic tour on the Sunday. The supplement for this is just £109 per person + the cost of the extra nights accommodation.

 

 

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champagne tasting weekend breaks - before you go

 

 

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