The Champagne Route
Visit the Route du Champagne
“Champagne is the only wine that leaves a woman beautiful after drinking i!” How could anyone disagree with Madame de Pompadour’s assessment of Champagne? Ruinart 1729, Taittinger 1734, Moët 1772, Clicquot 1772, Pommery 1836, and Mumm 1827: these famous names, with a legacy and origins that bear witness to winemakers who have made the most of rich and fertile terrain, invite you to follow the roads of the Champagne region. Pinot noir, Pinot meunier, and Chardonnay are all used to make this famous wine.
Reims, with its Gothic art, is at the centre of French history, having been sanctified since the year 816. It’s sure to win your heart as, in addition to everything else there is to see, it is also home to all the major Champagne houses. Epernay challenges Reims for the title of capital of Champagne and would be another excellent starting point from which to explore the region.
Weekends on the Champagne tourist trail
Bubbles and Well-being
2 days / 1 night from €625 pp
Champagne and golf weekend
2 days / 1 night from €720 pp
Champagne break
2 days / 1 night from €410 pp
Champagne luxury weekend
2 days / 1 night from €615 pp
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Discover the Champagne region
2 days / 1 night from €230 pp
Reims Champagne Houses Tour
1 day from €195 pp
Romantic weekend at Epernay
2 days / 1 night from €530 pp
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Stay at a winemaker’s estate in Champagne
2 days / 1 night from €315 pp
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Tasting of organic champagnes
2 days / 1 night from €245 pp
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Unique stay in Champagne
2 days / 1 night from €215 pp
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Wine culture trip to Champagne
4 days / 3 nights from €1,050 pp
Wine tour around Epernay
2 days / 1 night from €295 pp
The major Champagne districts
The Champagne region can be broken down further into four major districts; the Montagne de Reims, the Côte des Blancs, the Marne Valley, and the Côte des Bar. Your visit may lead you towards Epernay and the surrounding region, which is surrounded by vineyards in the huge spaces around the Marne, around Bar-sur-Seine and the hillsides of Vitry.
A different way to discover the Champagne region
Explore the vineyards of Champagne on foot
From Cramant to Vertus, a gentle thirteen-kilometre walk will take you through Avize, Le Mesnil sur Oger (home to “Le Clos du Mesnil”, a magical 1.87-hectare property that was enclosed in 1698 where Chardonnay is grown).
Breath-taking views over the vines
By hot air balloon, taking off from Reims, Sault lès Rethel or Turqueux, to discover these spectacular vineyards from the sky.
Follow other wine trails
- The Burgundy Wine Trail
- The Bordeaux Wine Trail
- The Alsace Wine Trail
- The Loire Valley Wine Trail
- The Languedoc-Roussillon Wine Trail
- The Provençal Wine Trail
- The Rhone Valley Wine Trail
- The Beaujolais Wine Trail
- The Southwestern Wine Trail
- The Jura Wine Trail
- The Savoy Wine Trail
- The Corsican Wine Trail
- The Ile-de-France Wine Trail