Top France Wine Tasting Tours - page 2

Great tour! Suzanne was very knowledgeable (she has actually harvested grapes to make champagne), informative, entertaining and not pretentious. The last quality being something that is rare in an industry based on pretension. We visited 2 small growers, one of which was more mechanized than the other. We tasted about 6 wines including one that was a vintage. The vintage wine was quite a find. I had the opportunity to visit one of the largest champagne houses in Reims and tasted 2 of their vintage champagnes. I enjoyed the vintage champagne from this tour much more than what I had at Reims. Suzanne also imparted so much more information on the making of champagne than my tour of the Reims champagne house. It was clear, understandable and not a superficial explanation by someone who has not done the heavy work in this industry. Suzanne made this a great tour. Thank you so much for a wonderful and educating time.

Great group that was led by Remi who did a good job talking about the winemaking process and the differences between wines. It was interesting to see the contrast between a new vintner (17 years) and an old established vintner (200 yrs). There was enough wine during the tasting to loosen the group up and that helped the augment the learning experience.

Really great half day experience if you want the taste of French countryside and the champagne region but don’t have much time. The host was very knowledgeable and friendly. We purchased champagne to take home from both stops! Worked out great with the train schedule and we had time to explore and eat in Reims after.