Small Group Champagne Tours — Reims, Épernay & Cellar Visits (Max 8)

The Champagne region is one of France's most iconic wine destinations — a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of chalk hillsides, centuries-old cellars and some of the world's most celebrated wine houses. A small group tour is the ideal way to experience it properly: intimate enough for a genuine cellar conversation, yet social enough to share the experience with fellow wine lovers.

All small group Champagne tours operate with a maximum of 8 guests and include at least one guided cellar visit and Champagne tasting. Depending on the itinerary, tours depart from Paris, Reims or Épernay.

Small group Champagne tour themes

• Champagne day trip from Paris (small group): A full day from Paris combining a visit to one of the great Champagne houses or a family grower, time in Reims or Épernay, and a guided tasting — the most popular format for Paris-based visitors.
  
  
• Reims & Champagne houses: Explore Reims's historic centre — including its UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral — and visit a prestigious Grande Marque Champagne house for a cellar tour and tasting.
  
  
• Épernay & the Avenue de Champagne: Walk the world's most expensive avenue, lined with the cellars of famous Champagne houses, and enjoy a guided tasting in one of the most storied wine towns in France.
  
  
• Champagne villages & growers: Go beyond the grandes maisons to discover family-run récoltant-manipulant producers in the vineyards of the Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne or Côte des Blancs.
  
  
• Champagne half-day from Reims or Épernay: A shorter, focused experience combining a cellar visit and tasting — ideal for guests staying overnight in the region.

What to expect

• Maximum 8 guests per departure: Relaxed, unhurried and genuinely personal — not a coach group.
  
  
• Expert wine guide: English-speaking guides with deep knowledge of Champagne production, houses and terroir.
  
  
• Cellar visit & tasting included: Access to chalk cellars and guided tasting of at least 2–3 Champagne cuvées.
  
  
• Comfortable transport: Air-conditioned minivan with central hotel pick-up and drop-off depending on departure point.

Grande Marque or grower Champagne?

Our small group tours offer access to both. The grandes maisons — prestigious houses such as those lining the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay — offer spectacular cellars and consistent, world-famous blends.

Family growers offer a more intimate, terroir-driven experience, often with the winemaker themselves pouring the wines. Many guests choose a combination of both for a fuller picture of the region.

Browse the small group Champagne tours below to find the right itinerary for your dates and interests. Tours run year-round, with harvest season in September and October being the most exciting time to visit working cellars.

Prefer a fully private experience? See our Private Champagne Tours.