Champagne - Burgundy - 2024

Pick-up at 9 am from Paris, drive strait to Reims, the Capital of Champagne.

Visit and tasting of a prestigious Champagne house with characteristic chalky cellars in Taittinger, Veuve-Cliquot, Pommery, Mumm, or Ruinart... You will see also the majestic Reims Gothic cathedral where most French Kings were crowned and the lively city center. Lunch in Reims or on the way to Epernay.

Visit Hautvillers, attractive village on the southern slope of the Montagne de Reims, with old houses and hand-painted wrought-iron signs, it forms part of the three top wine-growing areas of Ay, Hautvillers and Avenay.
Dom Perignon (1638-1715), who is buried in the old abbey church, was in charge of the cellars of the Benedictine abbey. The monk was the first to blend various wines to produce Champagne. He also supervised the double fermentation process and initiated the use of cork. Dom Perignon invented the science of Champagne and personifies the spirit of the Champagne people, a mix of method and audacity.

Epernay is with Reims, the main wine-growing center of the Champagne region and the meeting point of three major wine-growing areas: the Montagne de Reims, the Côte des Blanc and the Marne Valley.

In the afternoon, visit to a smaller Champagne producer in a village in the 'Montagne de Reims' or in the Marne valley.

Dinner and accommodation near Epernay

Pick-up early from Reims, drive straight to Dijon.

Former capital of one of the most important duchy in Europe, Dijon offers an exceptional cultural patrimony, such as the 'Palais des Ducs' and the Fine Arts Museum. Walking tour along the "owl's trail" and lunch.

In the afternoon, departure for our tour of Great Vintage Wines Road (Route des Grands Crus) :

Drive through the vineyards that hold the illustrious names of the Burgundy wines such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Vosnes-Romanée, Nuit-Saint-Georges, Aloxe-Corton ... to get to the town of Beaune

Tour of the historical Clos de Vougeot, built by Cistercian monks in the 12th century. Surrounded by magnificent vineyards, it houses prestigious cellars and collections of winepresses from the Middle Ages.

Dinner and accommodation near Beaune

Discover Beaune, ancient city with a splendid architectural heritage and Capital of the Burgundy wines. Visit and tasting at a major Burgundy wine merchant in spectacular wine cellars, dating from the 13th/14th century, where you will be able to taste about 6 different wines

Visit the Hôtel-Dieu, a marvel of Burgundian-Flemish art. The medieval building, with its preserved decor and magnificent colored glazed tiles, houses the famous polyptych of the Last Judgment, by Rogier van der Weyden, masterpiece of Flemish art. From the 15th century until recently it served as a charitable hospital, it is now an impressive repository of art and mementos of customs and medical practices in medieval Burgundy. Lunch in Beaune

Wine tasting in the village of Meursault or Pommard
Meursault, is known to produce among the best white wines in the world, with a taste of hazelnut, dry and mellow at the same time, are considered among the best in the world.
Pommard is inextricably linked with the tradition of wine-making. The village huddles tightly around its square bell-towered church as if to leave room for the vines ! Appreciated by such great men such as Victor Hugo, the wines of Pommard are outstanding.

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