★★★★★
Half day with two growers, from Reims station
A half day that fitted our train, with time to eat in Reims afterwards. We bought bottles to take home at both stops.
Victoria K. · Traveller · April 2026
Champagne France Half Day with Two Family Growers from Reims
From Reims stationFamily growersMax 8 guests
The half day to book if you want the people who grow the grapes rather than a big house. You meet at the Reims station square, morning or afternoon, and ride in a minivan of eight at most. You visit two family growers, taste three champagnes at each, and are back at the station four hours later.
Two Grand Cru or Premier Cru growers in four hours
Two family growers
Both visits and tastings are in your fare, at family-run wineries outside Reims.
Six champagnes
Three at each grower, poured in the cellar where they were made.
Morning or afternoon
Pick the slot that fits your train, and have the rest of the day for Reims.
Hautvillers on the afternoon run
The afternoon departure stops at the church where Dom Pérignon is buried.
Eight people at most
One guide and one minivan, so your questions get answered at every stop.
4.9 from 377 reviews
Travellers praise how much they learned about the way champagne is made.
Six champagnes, and who pours them
A big house in Reims shows you its cellars with a house guide, then pours a glass or two. This half day works the other way round. You drive out of the city to two family-run wineries, independent Grand Cru or Premier Cru producers. At each you see the cellar and the equipment, then taste three champagnes. Your guide explains the process from the grapes to the finished bottle.
Why the growers? The Comité Champagne counts 16,460 growers and 410 houses, yet the houses shipped 191.9 million of the 266.1 million bottles sold in 2025. So a grower's wine is the part of champagne you are least likely to find at home. You can buy bottles at both stops, and the operator can arrange shipping to the US, Australia and Europe.
Not sure about growers over a famous house? Travellers who toured Veuve Clicquot and Taittinger the day before booked this as the quieter end to their trip. Still comparing Champagne France guided tours? Every fare sits side by side, from the growers' half days to the big-house days.
Morning or afternoon from the Reims station square
You choose the departure when you book. Both leave from the same square beside Reims Centre station, run for four hours and visit two growers. The afternoon run adds a 15-minute stop at Hautvillers, above the Marne valley. Dom Pérignon ran the abbey's estate there for 47 years, and his tomb lies in the church of Saint-Sindulphe. The abbey buildings themselves belong to Moët & Chandon and are not open.
The morning run suits a day trip from Paris: the TGV reaches Reims in about 45 minutes, and a four-hour tour leaves time for the train home. The afternoon run gives you the morning for Reims Cathedral, which is free and opens from 8:00. Either way, eat before you go: lunch is not in the fare, and you taste six glasses.
How the four hours run
- The Reims station square. Meet at the small tourist office on your right as you leave the station.
- Out of the city. The minivan heads into the vineyards; your guide starts on the region.
- Hautvillers, 15 minutes (afternoon only). The church where Dom Pérignon is buried.
- The first family grower. The cellar, the equipment and three champagnes.
- The second family grower. Another cellar, three more champagnes, time to buy bottles.
- Back at the station. Four hours after the start, in time for a train or a meal in Reims.
Who this suits: travellers with half a day and an interest in the making
Book this if
You want to understand how champagne is made and meet the families who make it, in four hours and at one of the lower fares in the region. It suits couples, friends and adult families who arrive in Reims by train, and anyone who has already seen a big house and wants the other side.
Book something else if
You came for a famous house's cellars, such as Mumm's under Reims: the Mumm day with a grower and lunch and the Veuve Clicquot day with a grower and lunch pair one with a family producer. If you want lunch and a third grower, the full day with three growers comes from the same operator. For a fixed 2:00 pm start, the afternoon with two family growers leaves the same square. Every option from the city sits on Reims champagne tours.
What the fare covers and what it doesn't
In the fare
- Small group, 8 people maximum
- Air-conditioned Mercedes minivan
- Entrance fees for visits and tastings at 2 family-run wineries outside Reims
- 6 champagnes tasted
- Hautvillers and Dom Pérignon's church (afternoon tour only)
Not in the fare
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch
- Personal expenses
- The famous houses (Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart): ask the operator
- Babies and children: adults only
The start at the Reims station square
Reims has two tourist offices, and this is the one people miss. Meet in front of the small tourist information point on your right as you come out of Reims Centre station, on the Cour de la Gare, 51100 Reims. Look for a black Mercedes minivan with Sparkling Tour written on it. It is not the main tourist office by the cathedral, a walk away across the centre.
From September to February the station point opens Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00, and closes on Sundays. The tour meets outside it, so a closed door does not matter. There is no hotel pickup and no start in Paris. Your exact time comes with the confirmation, which the operator sends within 48 hours of booking.
Know before you go
- Adults only. The operator does not take babies or children on this tour.
- Eat before you go. Lunch is not in the fare, and you taste six champagnes.
- Arrive at Reims Centre. Champagne-Ardenne TGV station is outside the city; check your ticket.
- Avoid a Monday if you can. One traveller found several places closed that day.
- Not for wheelchairs. The minivan and the cellars are not wheelchair accessible.
- Bring a warm layer. The cellars stay at 10 to 12 °C in every season.
What travellers say about the growers' half day
★★★★★
Half day with two growers, from Reims station
We had done Veuve Clicquot and Taittinger the day before, so two small houses and the church where Dom Pérignon is buried were the intimate ending we wanted.
Denesha M. · Traveller · May 2026
★★☆☆☆
Half day with two growers, from Reims station
Two cellars rather than farms. Informative, but I would have joined the tasting to the cellar tour instead of keeping them apart.
Ilse E. · Traveller · March 2026
Frequently asked questions
Does this tour visit Moët & Chandon or Veuve Clicquot?
No. Both stops are family growers, and the operator lists the famous houses as not included. For a big house and a producer in one day from Paris, the day trip with lunch collects you from your hotel.
How many champagnes do you taste?
Six: three at each of the two growers. Water and food are not in the fare.
Where exactly does it start?
In front of the small tourist office on your right as you leave Reims Centre station, on the Cour de la Gare. It is not the main office by the cathedral.
What time does it leave?
There is a morning and an afternoon departure, and you choose one when you book. The exact time is on your confirmation.
Does it go to Hautvillers?
Only the afternoon departure does, for 15 minutes at the church where Dom Pérignon is buried. The morning run goes straight to the two growers.
Can children come?
No. The operator runs this tour for adults only, and it takes no babies or children.
Other ways into the Champagne vineyards
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