THE
EXPERIENCE
MASTERCLASS DAY :
Combine Vertical tasting of Grand Cru Champagnes and
Create your own Champagne
Pick up where you are staying in Reims or in Epernay and drive you safely.
Drive to one of the champagne village through the UNESCO classified landscape.
Metting with a champagne winemaker.
Explanation of the making of the champagne
Vertical tasting of Grand Cru Champagnes
Vertical tasting of Champagnes from 2017, 2011, 2007 and 1998
Visit of the old Champagne celar of the winemaker
Lunch in a traditional French restaurant
Make your own Champagne
- Learn how to do the blending of still wines to create your own blending champagne
- Learn how to dosage a Champagne to manage his sweetness tatse.
If you want, you will be offered to order some bottles of your own champagne​.
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Take advantage of a private driver. Pick up at your place or your meeting point.
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Welcome and short presentation of the tour.
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Visit the UNESCO classified landscapes driving to a village of Champagne
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Meet a local champagne winemaker
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Visit the cellar and discover all the steps of the making of the champagne
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VERTICAL TASTING
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Let you guide through the years by this old winemaker who is making Champagne for 40 years.
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VERTICAL TASTING
You will start with a double tasting of young vintages of 2017 : Blanc de blancs and Blanc de noirs to identify the types of grappes.
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VERTICAL TASTING
Then you will be guided back to 2011 and 2007 to taste old Champagne and see how the fruitiness and freshness let the place to more elaborate aromas.
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VERTICAL TASTING
And finally you will taste a more than 25 years champagne with less bublles but strong aromas.
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Lunch
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CREATE YOU OWN CHAMPAGNE
Learn how to do the blending. Let you drive by the experience of the winemaker and by your personal taste
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CREATE YOU OWN CHAMPAGNE
Explanation about the turning of the bottles
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CREATE YOUR OWN CHAMPAGNE
Learn how to dosage your own champagne to give it just the sweetness you want.
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Shopping : buy some bottles of your own champagne if you want
DETAILEDPROGRAM
This experience is UNIQUE. You will have a journey through time with the Champagne. From the youngest vintage to a more than 25 years old Champagne !
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I will collect you where you are staying in Reims or in Epernay and drive you safely. We will drive to the champagne village where the champagne winemaker is waiting for us in his personal place. Going there we will drive through the vineyards and UNESCO classified landscapes of Champagne.
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The tasting will take place in quite dedicated tasting room with a terrasse view on the vineyards of Grand Cru. You will taste only Grand Cru Champagnes. Grand Cru is the best classification.
You will start with a young vintage like 2017 in Blanc de blancs and Blanc de noirs to prepare your mouth and help you to identify the Chardonnay and the Pinot Noir tastes.
Then we will taste a 2011 Champagne to discover a 10 years old Champagne. The fruitiness and freshness are disappearing and letting the place to more evolved aromas of the begining of old Champagne.
The next one is a 15 years old Champagne of 2007 ! This is old with the old Champagne taste. The color is golden. The bubbles are thiner.
And to finish we will have an almost 25 years old Champagne in the chlk old celar of the Champagne house. Totally gold with few bubbles left by ageing but so tasty !
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We will have lunch in a traditional French restaurant.
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Then the creation of your own champagne will take place through ​2 workshops. First you will learn the blending of different still wines which will give all the flavors of your personal champagne and add some reserved wiine too. You will try and taste different blendings of several very new and old wines of champagne to find the best taste for you.
Then you will be explain the turning of bottles, that means how to move the sediments to prepare them to be off the bottle.
Finally, you will play a 2nd workshop with an already aged bott and add gradually more and more liquor to find the best dosage of sweetness in your personal champagne.
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If you are in a hurry the winemaker will be able to sell you bottles of champagne with your personal choice of dosage right now. You will have your personal dosage champagne.
If you are more patient, he can produce the quantity of bottles you want of your personal blending, let them age 15 month minimum and then dosage them as you chose before sending them to you. In that case, you will have a total personal champagne (blending and dosage).
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Meeting Point
I will collect you
where you are staying in Reims or in Epernay.
Comfortable Car
We will use a convertible car should the weather permit
Meet real people
Share time with people involved in Champagne. Taste with the winemaker and visit his cellar.
All included
Duration
The tour lasts 7 hours
Tasting included
You will enjoy a special vertical tasting during the tour
For 2 to 6 people
For couple as a romantic day, or for friends to share a special experience.
Lunch
1190 € / pers.
"OMG, where do I start? Probably with the fact that I am in the wine industry. As a result, I have a deeper understanding of the world of wine, have favorite producers, & since it was my first visit to the area I had some pretty strong opinions on what & where I wanted to go. But I also wanted the advice & convenience of a local expert. Our day with Stephane was magical & I absolutely cannot say enough positive things about him. His knowledge, humor, & hospitality are world-class. I learned SO much from him & his love for the region shines through everything he does. He created a custom itinerary that allowed my BF & I to experience Champagne on a whole other level & I will be forever grateful. Our only regret is that we didn't book a second day. We are already planning a trip back & can't wait to tour the region, this time leaving ALL the planning to Stephane. Do yourself a favor & don't visit the region without spending a day with Stephane!"
Danielle - Rochester, New York
" Simply the best day with Stephane. We learned so much about Champagne, the region, and really about French culture. We had two wonderful masterclass which were amazing. We explored many Champagnes and couldn’t have asked for a more complete 1-day excursion into the region to go deep in the Champagne knowledge and experience."
Michael - Atlanta, Georgia
