Decision
Grower or Big House: Choosing a Reims Champagne Tour
What separates a family grower from a big house, who pours your glass at each, how many glasses you taste, and which tours do one, the other or both.
Reims Champagne Guides
These are the long reads for the choices you make before you book. Do you want a big house or a family grower? Can you fit Reims and Épernay into one day? Can you visit the houses on your own, what does each fare really buy, and what changes at harvest time? When you are ready to choose, compare every Reims Champagne tour side by side.
Start with the grower or big house guide if you have not picked a day yet, or the prices guide if your budget is fixed. The blog answers single questions in fewer words.
Itinerary
Reims and Épernay in One Day: Reims Champagne Itineraries
Which order works, how long a cellar visit takes, the train between the two towns, where lunch fits, and three sample days hour by hour.
On your own
Visiting Reims Champagne Houses Without a Tour
Booking a cellar slot direct, what each house charges at its own door, the tasting bars in town, Épernay by train, and when a tour still earns its fare.
Prices
Reims Champagne Tour Prices: What Each Fare Includes
What every kind of tour costs, why a private day costs what it does, lunch, the houses' own prices, refunds, tips, and the price per glass.
Seasonal
Reims Champagne Harvest Season: What to Expect in September
When the harvest starts, how the dates are set, why every bunch is picked by hand, what you see in the vines, and booking a September tour.
The full days are compared on Reims Champagne day tours, the houses' own visits on the Reims champagne houses, and every tour on Reims Champagne Tours.