Rethel, home of the boudin blanc is a food day trips in Reims.
Editorially verified September 30, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The boudin blanc is a festive dish, traditionally served at Christmas; the town's fair in the last weekend of April celebrates it.
Guided tour · 1 hour
during this discovery of Blanc de Noirs champagnes that pair perfectly with cheeses from our regions and other areas. Join us just a stone's throw from Notre-Dame de R...
45 minutes
Introduction to sabrage with the Champagne Caroline Dufour Team, just a stone's throw from the Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral.
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...
Épernay, about 30 km from Reims, lines its Avenue de Champagne with houses whose cellars run for some 110 km, Moët & Chandon's 28 km of galleries among them.
TipFrom 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.
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.