Gourmet Wine Travel Champagne
28.08. – 30.08.2020
….not interested in a group experience, but in a private Tour?
Discover the Champagne – one of the World`s most popular wine regions and one of the most exciting wine regions in France
Experience excellent french cuisine and a Michelin 1* restaurant
Enjoy unforgettable moments during your awesome group travel
Friday 28.08. – Sunday 30.08.2020
In 1668, Dom Pérignon is said to have discovered how to make sparkling wine; today his technique is used the world over, although Champagne continues to make some of the finest. France’s most northerly wine region, Champagne is now home to 15000 growers and 290 “houses”. A blend of grape varieties is usually required: white Chardonnay to add fruit and elegance, and two reds – Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier – to provide body and backbone. How is the Champagne made ?
How do we choose it, taste it, keep it ? When can we drink it ? You will know everything about it, while traveling through the scenic Champagne Route and visiting the winegrowers during this Gourmet Wine Tour together with us. And the even more important thing is: You will have Fun, Fun, Fun
Day 1 Friday, 28. August 2020
- Arrival at Charles de Gaulle int’l airport and transfer to Epernay – on the way Light Lunch at Château de la Marjolaine –
visit of the Champagne André Clouet Cellars – transfer to the Hotel – Check-in hotel — Dinner@Restaurant Le Théâtre - Accomodation: Hotel Kyriad Epernay
Day 2 Saturday, 29. August 2020
- Drive to Ay – Visit of the Champagne Philipponnat cellars – Visit of the Champagne Guy Charbaut cellars – Light Lunch in the restaurant Brasserie de Saint Martin in Chouilly – Visit of the Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Cellars – Relax time – Dinner@Michelin 1*Restaurant de l’Hostellerie la Briqueterie – Drive back to the hotel
- Accomodation: Hotel Kyriad Epernay
Day 3 Sunday 3. August 2020
- Check-out hotel — Visit of the Champagne House Mercier – Drive to Reims and discover the Notre-Dame cathedral – Afternoon Transfer to Charles de Gaulle int’l airport
“Enhance your wine experience” and return with long lasting impressions of this gourmet wine trip”
Included in this Wine Tour are
- Return trip with the comfortable and modern bus from Charles de Gaulle Airport
- 2 nights in a double room incl. breakfast in a Hotel in the Wine region
- 2 dinner, one of them in the Michelin 1* restaurant
- 2 Light Lunch
- Visit of 4 – 5 renowned wineries
- vist Reims
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Program
Day 1: Friday 28.08.2020
Arrival at Charles de Gaulle international Airport in the morning. Transfer to the champagne area in a private bus. On the way stop for a Light Lunch at Château de la Marjolaine
Visit of the Champagne André Clouet Cellars – For centuries, the clouets had been the scribes of the respective king, and then, for more than two hundred years, pioneers in Champagne. The vineyards received an ancestor as a thank you his loyal services directly from Napoleon. Also the famous opening of a champagne bottle by means of a saber took place in Clouets cellar. The small producer Clouet owns the most and best Pinot Noir Grand Cru locations of Bouzy. Clouet is considered to be one of the five best producers of Champagne. Perfect and balanced is the flagship product of the house, the Grande Reserve, 100% Pinot Noir from 100% of these Grand Cru locations. Power pure, but balanced and without bitterness and with a perfectly creamy and creamy texture, matured in the deep cellars for years to come to the market in its best condition. You will see not only the cellar, but tasting of course also these awesome sparkling wines.
Check in at the Hotel Kyriad Epernay – This Hotel in the middle of the Champagne vineyards is the ideal place to explore the historical heritage and wine culture of the Champagne region. Only 50 meters from the hotel you can visit the unique Avenue de Champagne and the famous wineries such as De Castellane, Moët et Chandon, Mercier etc.
Short walke and Dinner at the Restaurant Le Théâtre
Day 2: Saturday, 29.08.2020
Jogging with Armin in the Wine yards (optional activity, meeting point Hotel lobby) We will drive to Ay, after you enjoyed having breakfast.
Visit of the Champagne Philipponnat Cellars – The Philipponnat family settled in the village of Ay, in the heart of Champagne. As far back as the Philipponnat archives go, there are records of the family ancestors, the first of whom, Apvril le Philipponnat, was an “owner of vines at Le Léon, between Ay and Dizy”, from 1522. Today, the House of Philipponnat Champagne has a long history of commitment to the creation of quality champagne. From its flagship Brut Royale Réserve to the connoisseur’s choice, Clos des Goisses, Philipponnat Champagnes are immediately recognisable – full-bodied, structured yet still fresh and distinctive. They are enjoyed in more than 50 countries and are the choice of the best wine merchants, Michelin-starred restaurants, sommeliers, chefs and private clubs around the world. Enjoy this private tasting.
Visit of the Guy Charbaut Cellars – Wine growers from father to son for three generations, the members of the Guy Charbaut family have preserved the family character of their Champagne House in order to perpetuate the prestige of their name and the quality of their production. In 1936, their grand-father, André, cultivated his first vines in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, the greater part of which is located on privileged hillsides classified between 90 and 100% on the Échelle des crus, the result of the production of quality champagnes with excellent presentation.
Visit of the Nicolas Feuillatte Cellars
Transfer to the Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Cellars in a private bus. Normally, it’s not fashionable to talk about co-operatives, but Nicolas Feuillatte is the brand-name of the co-operative Centre Vinicole Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, which is Champagne’s largest co-op, with more than 5000 growers delivering grapes to it. Representing more than 300 villages, they cultivate vines covering 2250 hectares, or 7 per cent of Champagne’s total area. It is fact that Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne is No.1 in France. And it’s the third-largest globally, after Moet & Chandon and Veuve Clicquot.From the Marne Valley to the Côte des Bar via the Saint-Thierry Massif, Montagne de Reims, Côte de Sézanne and the Ardre Valley, le cooperative status of the Centre Vinicole Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte can rely on the professionalism and exacting standards of these more than 5000 grape growers from 82 cooperatives in Champagne region. Marie Oudin-Vorstermans, export manager for Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte explains: “We have no old buildings and there is not the same romantic atmosphere as in the traditional champagne houses, but at Nicolas Feuillatte you feel the passion and joy of those working there.” And, she adds: “We never had the goal to be No.1, but we wanted to be the friendly champagne, accessible in the larger sense of the word.” After visiting the wine cellar, we will have a short break in our Hotel.
Dinner at the Michelin 1* Restaurant of Hostellerie La Briqueterie
The short relaxing break will be followed by a lovely Dinner. We will discover a gourmet menu and the exceptional recipes of the Relais & Châteaux Chef Thomas Debouzy. Enjoy a unique gastronomic experience with refined dishes and delicious cuisine in a renowned gourmet restaurant. “My cuisine is a balance between tradition and modernity, which are two very different yet complementary values. The quality of the produce crafted with respect is essential, and world spices also occupy prominent place.” Thomas Debouzy
Transfer back to the Hotel
Day 3: Sunday, 30.08.2020
We will check-out from the Hotel, after you enjoyed having breakfast. Fill up your energy tank with the Hotel Breakfast.
Visit the Champagne House Mercier – Eugène Mercier founded the champagne house Mercier in 1858. He was an impressive personality and had a lot of ideas. In 1871 Eugène Mercier began an innovative project of digging his Champagne cellars: “Count in kilometers and not in meters” he told the architects. A few years later, visitors armed with curiosity were inspired by the discovery of no less than 18 kilometers of impressive underground tunnels! In this legendary subterranean labyrinth, the forces of nature have come together to create a uniquely ideal setting for the metamorphosis into the House’s luxurious sparkling wine. Selected grapes undergo their transformation into champagne in conditions where temperature and humidity levels are constant and unchanging.
For the Paris World Exhibition in May 1889, he had a huge carved barrel, drawn by 24 oxen and 18 horses from Epernay to Paris. The gigantic construction weighed about 20 tons. In 1891, French President Sadi Carnot visited his huge champagne cellar.Mercier was sold to Moet & Chandon in 1970 and then became part of the LVMH group in 1987. Come along yourself to discover the Maison Mercier onboard the little train and travel through part of the cellars!
Visit of the City Reims – Cathédrale Notre-Dame No matter what you have read, nothing can prepare you for that first skyward glimpse of Reims’ gargantuan Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral. Rising golden and imperious above the city, the cathedral is where, over the course of a millennium (816 to 1825), some 34 sovereigns – among them two dozen kings – began their reigns. Meticulously restored after WWI and again following WWII, Reims is endowed with handsome pedestrian boulevards, Roman remains, art-deco cafes and a flourishing fine-dining scene. Along with Épernay, it is the most important centre of Champagne region.
Transfer to airport in a private bus
Participation
Price/person with the listed services,
Standard Double Room: € 1.590,- per person
For single use € 1.590,- plus € 260
The maximum number of participants is 20 people.
Booking
Price does not include:
- Flight to and from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport
- Travel Insurance
- Alcoholic beverages for Lunch and Dinner
- Other extras or services, which not included in the program
- Tips in restaurants and for the bus drivers, etc.
Contact: Armin H. Müller
amueller@gourmetwinetravel.com / Mobile: 076 3377722
After booking you will receive a confirmation email and before the trip you will get all information and a detailed program. This is not a binding program, as program changes are possible. 50% of the travel price will be paid on booking and the balance will be paid up to 2 months before departure. The money transfer to all means is at the same time a binding booking. In case you would like to stay in a double room, but you booked without a partner, you will get the confirmation, depending on the booking situation, either for a double or for a single room. In the case of a cancellation, each participant is obliged to have either a travel cancellation insurance or to provide another participant as substitute.
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