Épernay and the Avenue de Champagne is a food day trips in Reims.
Editorially verified September 30, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: From May to October the Épernay tourist office runs a €20 minibus to partner houses and growers, leaving at 14:15, with a visit or tasting included.
Private tour · 7 hours
Discover the most renowned Grand Cru and Premier Cru villages and vineyards during an unforgettable private full day tour from Epernay or Reims. Visit 2 family growers...
Private tour · 7 hours
Discover the most famous UNESCO Sites in Champagne and the historical hillsides of the Marne Valley during a private day trip from Epernay or Reims, taste Champagnes a...
9 hours
English-guided cellar visit by Veuve Clicquot since 1772. Private day trip from Paris by Mercedes minivan or E220. Tiered pricing. Pickup included.
Hautvillers, perched in the vineyards a few minutes from Épernay, is the village of Dom Pérignon, with guided walks from its tourist office and tastings.
TipThe one-hour guided walk, Sur les pas de Dom Pérignon, costs €75 for a party of up to eight and can end with a tasting at a village grower.
Verzenay, in the Montagne de Reims vineyards, keeps a lighthouse built in 1909 by a champagne merchant, now a vineyard museum with a tasting room.
TipIn 2026 it opened daily 10:00 to 18:00 from April to September, €9 for tower and museum; works close the tower from 4 November, the museum stays open.
Champillon, between Reims and Épernay, is home to the Royal Champagne hotel, whose Le Royal holds one Michelin star in a former coaching inn above the vines.
TipLe Royal serves dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday from 19:00 to 21:00; the hotel's second restaurant, Le Bellevue, is on +33 3 26 52 41 05.
Rethel, about 45 minutes from Reims in the Ardennes, makes the IGP boudin blanc de Rethel and holds its Foire au Boudin Blanc on the last weekend of April.
TipThe boudin blanc is a festive dish, traditionally served at Christmas; the town's fair in the last weekend of April celebrates it.