Domaine Harlin was the first stop on our Champagne region tour. We enjoyed some breathtaking…read morescenery during the drive to Mareuil le Port. Family owned and a micro House. We took a tour of the processing areas as well went down to the Cav (cave) and viewed storage Barrels. The smaller natural Cav was really cool and something the bigger House didn't have. We had 3 tastings and a Brandy like drink. I liked their Grand Cru the most. Surprisingly the Detour par l'alambic (Detour through the Still) was the biggest hit. Most of us bought a bottle. Unfortunately their Champagne is not available in the US. Given their size and overall freight costs are too high, they are not able to ship to the US. Our Tour Guide was engaged/upbeat and gave us some good information. The sustainability actions they are taking and that it takes from 15 months to 3 years to age their Champagne. We enjoyed our tour!

This place has been around 1958. Third generation winery. Fantastic champagne winery. Cuvée…read morePrestige is crisp and clean.100% meunier was amazing!! A very rare champagne. Acidy yet sweet enough for a fantastic tasting. The rosè was a bit tart but wonderful

Nice little Champagne house. We were served by one of the owners, Brigitte, who was very friendly…read moreand spoke enough English so we could have a nice conversation. The Champagne was some of our favorite amongst the Champagne houses we tried from Épernay to Sézanne. They also have a little section for the kids to play while you do your tasting which can be a plus. Open Monday through Saturday. Not sure of morning hours, but closed from 12-2 for lunch.

Took us some time to find the right entrance/ parking spot, so build in time if you're coming here…read more A 10-15min drive if you're coming from downtown Epernay. This was one of our favorite champagne tastings. The hidden castle is a magnificent gem. We enjoyed exploring the grounds at our own pace followed by a wonderful tasting.

While visiting Chateau-Thierry, the ladies decided to take a tour of the champagne caves…read more There are 2km worth of caves used to store & perfect the champagne. The cost for the tour was £12 & they offer tours in both English & French. Our tour guide was very friendly & the staff overall was very helpful. The tour lasted roughly an hour by the time you do the walking portion, watch a video & sample a glass of champagne. It was an interesting tour & I recommend a visit if you are in the area.

J.M. Rigot is one of the wineries you have to book to get in for a tasting. We did, and we are very…read moreglad. They did warn us in advance that they don't speak English. I'm getting fairly decent at following along (or so I'm deluding myself), but my partner can translate fairly decently. While we were here, we had one of their Brut champagnes, but they also do Rose champagne made with being in contact with the red wine skins as opposed to adding red wine to the champagne. It was delicious. We bought four bottles of wine. We also got a tour of the facility and the wine making process. We were really happy with the wine here and I highly recommend stopping in to get some of your own.

We wandered upon this place and it was great. The champagne was delicious and the owner was…read moredelightful. She does not speak English but was very helpful. They had a good variety of champagne to taste and the tasting was free.

Lovely lovely lovely local champagne house! You ring the doorbell or call in advance (note: they…read moredon't speak English so state the magic words "offrir" and "dégustation") and definitely try their rose champagne. It's what they're known for and even won awards! It's super small, super local, and family-owned. Their production is quite little of you compare it to the 'big' houses, but they manage to produce a few thousand bottles annually. And ah well, if you're here - why not taste a few, non?! Most interesting: the Cuvée "1911" made solely with the pinot meunier grapes. And the rose champagne of course!!