Spring Champagne Weekends

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Spring Champagne Weekends

Spring Champagne Weekends

Spring Champagne Weekends

Spring Champagne Weekends

Spring Champagne Weekends

31 March - 2 April 2007, 26 - 28 May 2007, 28 - 30 March 2008

Champagne is fun to drink and a fascinating wine to see being made and being easy to get to makes for a great weekend. Our base for the weekend is a comfortable 3* hotel in the centre of the lively attractive city of Reims.

Our aim is to taste a wide spectrum of Champagnes, to visit a good cross section of Houses, from those that forged Champagne’s reputation such as Taittinger, Pol Roger and Veuve Clicquot as well as to search out quality growers and rising stars in the villages.

You will taste at least 25 champagnes over the course of the weekend, starting at breakfast. You will receive a special welcome and generous tastings at houses that we have been visiting for many years. On every tour we have at least one meal as guests of one of the houses. At many of our small, top quality growers you’ll be able to buy Champagne direct for less than £10 a bottle. Many of the top cuvées are also superb value.

We travel out from the UK by executive coach and as we leave plenty of empty spaces there is room to spread out and to bring back up to 36 bottles per person.

If you would prefer to meet us on location you can do so, and then if you wish you could even travel back to the UK on the coach with your purchases. Reims is only a short train ride from Paris.

The Itinerary for all tours including travel from the UK

Day 1 Saturday

Join the tour in the morning at Petersfield, London, Dover or along the A3 & M20. Departure from London is generally 7.30am.

We arrive in Reims about 4 pm where we stay at a good central 3* hotel.

In the early evening, the Wine Guide introduces a lively informative Champagne tasting, perhaps covering the major houses, explaining how the “house styles” are achieved.

Day 2 Sunday

Today starts with Champagne breakfast, then a visit to a good house or grower. In the evening, we taste more cuvées in another comparative tasting, perhaps covering individual villages or vintages.

Day 3 Monday

Again, Champagne breakfast before visiting another top house, followed by buffet lunch at a small cellar.

We'll arrive back at around 8.30pm in Dover or Folkestone and 10.30pm in London.