The champagne houses in Reims worth your time
Veuve Clicquot, Taittinger, Pommery, Ruinart, G.H. Mumm all open their Reims cellars to visitors, and the crayères are the reason to pick at least one: Gallo-Roman chalk pits turned into cathedral-sized cellars. These maisons handle their own bookings and summer slots go fast. The smaller houses and growers of Reims and the Montagne de Reims villages around it are the ones you can book directly on this page, tasting rooms where the winemaker often pours, with real-time availability and free cancellation.
Plan your champagne tasting in Reims
Count half a day for a cellar tour and tasting, and wear a layer: it is 10 degrees down there in August. The cathedral district puts most houses within a 15 minute walk or a short ride. If you are coming from Paris, Reims is 45 minutes by TGV, which makes a champagne day trip from Paris genuinely doable. For what to do between two tastings, see our guide to the things to do in Reims, and to compare with the other capital, browse the champagne houses in Epernay.
