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Let me take you on a private tour to the vineyards of Chablis, the home of Chardonnay in Northern Burgundy, A region that also offers amazing Pinot Noir. As a wine professional I will open doors of exclusive artisan wineries for you. Get ready for a memorable trip!

Destination

Paris, France

Category

Wine Beer Tours

Duration

10 hours

Transport mode

Car

Available languages

English, Français

Included

• Entrance tickets
• Private guide
• Meals
• Driver
• A/C Car
• Wine tastings
• Pick-up Included

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Michel.

1. Meeting point

   You will be picked up anywhere in Paris. Your local host will contact you regarding the exact pickup point.

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. En route!

   We will drive together from Paris to Chablis

4. Winery visit

   Visit a family winery in Chablis. Enjoy a wine tasting, walk through the vines to understand the unique geology of this "terroir" and learn about local history

5. Lunch & Pairings

   Lunch in one of Chablis' best restaurants. Includes wine pairing

6. Winery & Tasting

   Visit the 2nd winery. Another local wine tasting is included!

7. Chablis

   Visit the "Golden Gate of Burgandy"

8. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

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Flexible cancellation policy

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  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

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Reviews from guests

Pam🇺🇸 United States

19 September 2021

Michel corresponded with us prior to our day with him. He was early to pick us up. Our day was extremely well planned out and we learned so much about the area and the great wines. It was great to meet the wine makers and hear first hand how they do business. It was great timing to be in Chablis just before the harvest. Our lunch was delicious. Michel thought about everything we would need. It was a pleasure to meet Michel and we look forward to meeting again in the future. You could not pick a better guide. Fantastic Day in Chablis with Michel

Cheryl🇺🇸 United States

23 June 2019

Michel was highly professional, very knowledgeable about the area, the wine and the culture of Burgundy. We tasted a wide variety of wines - he taught us about real French Chablis. We toured off the beaten path wineries and had an opportunity to talk with the owner. Amazing personalized experience. Highly recommended!!Great wine experience in Burgundy

Jim🇺🇸 United States

20 May 2019

My wife, daughter and myself spent a delightful and informative day in Chablis. We visited a small family domain that began in the 17th century, 13 generations! Walked through the grand crus vineyards, then toured a larger production domain. Throughout Michel was educational, charming and a gracious host. I would highly recommend Michel and would love to return to have him take us through Burgundy and the Rhone.Michel is as enchanting as Burundy itself!

Susan🇺🇸 United States

29 September 2018

Another fantastic day spent in the French countryside outside of Paris thanks to Michel. This was my second day trip with Michel and on this occasion we visited Chablis. While the weather was a little iffy, Michel planned a perfect excursion that included a visit to a local market with some excellent pastries, wine tastings in the area, time in the vineyards (with some great wine) and a memorable and delicious lunch at a local restaurant (my best meal of the trip). I cannot recommend a trip with Michel highly enough. He thinks of everything and is such a wonderful individual to spend time with. As I posted in my previous review, it is more like spending a day with a friend rather than a day with tour guide. Great wine, food and company...

Jacob🇺🇸 United States

7 February 2018

Michel was an amazing host and tour guide! The day trip we took from Paris to Chablis was the highlight of our entire holiday. Michel picked us up right at our hotel, gave us a great history of the region and background on Burgundy and Chablis wine while we made the two hour drive. We had a delicious breakfast with coffee when arriving in the village. Michel had set up three separate tasting for us (two of which don’t typically allow tasting - Michel is an industry insider and can pull some strings!). The wine was amazing, Michel helped us understand our palates and did a very good job guiding us through the tastings. Lunch was at a cozy little cafe with more terrific food. Finally, there was a major snowstorm in Paris that started the morning of our trip. It snowed on us the entire time we were in Chablis and there were several road closures and accidents on the highway back to Paris. Michel bought us train tickets, drove us to the station in Auxerre and waited with us until it arrived. We made it back to Paris quicker than if we had drove with normal weather! Michel was kind enough to stay in Auxerre by himself to wait until the next day to drive back to Paris when the roads were clear. My wife and I are veteran travelers that have been around the globe and on countless tours. Michel was hands down the best tour guide we’ve ever had and hope that all WithLocals tours are as special. Thank you Michel!!!Amazing Day in Chablis!

Jennifer🇺🇸 United States

17 December 2024

Highly recommend this tour with Michel to experience the Champagne region. He is a knowledgeable tour guide - we learned so much during our day together! Loved the experience of trying champagne from two unique wineries. Truly one of our trip highlights! Amazing experience!

Mitch

10 October 2024

Michel is a very knowledgeable tour guide. We thoroughly enjoyed the entire day!Excellent Tour

Kelly🇺🇸 United States

18 September 2024

Michel was a terrific, knowledgeable , and a fun guide. We were two couples that spent the day in the Champagne region with Michel! He took us to a vineyard, commercial winery and a boutique winery. It really was amazing! He even included a “special” lunch for us. I highly recommend this tour and Michel. A Day in Champagne

Melissa🇺🇸 United States

16 May 2024

We are so thankful for Michel. Our previous booked tour through Viator was cancelled so I had to find a new tour at the last minute. We didn't want to typical museum type tour, we wanted a custom, show me the landmarks tour. And add in some wine! We visited Chenonceau Castle, took our photos, then went to a charming village for lunch. After that it was wine tasting time at Domaine Merieau winery. Yummy affordable wines. I may have bought a few bottles. We weren't super needed, but Michel took great care of us! Great guide made the trip fabulous

Chris🇺🇸 United States

23 April 2024

Michel, was a fantastic guide. This was one of the highlights of our two week trip. He is passionate about wine, Champagne and France in general. He is full of history regarding many topics. We were able to visit a couple of small producers as well as a mega producer with amazing caves. Michel is very accommodating. If there is a specific house you want to visit, make sure you let him know. On top of everything, he helped select a few great local wines for us to take with us. He worked with a local wine shop and had everything ready for us to swing by, purchase and be on our way. He also recommended a great restaurant that was one of our highlights. We accidentally left a passport at the restaurant and Michel took it upon himself to help track us down which avoided a catastrophe. I’m a raving fan….!!!Amazing day

Stan🇺🇸 United States

2 May 2023

We had a great wine tasting experience with Michel. He helped better learn about what wines are from which regions. We tasted some really great wines and had some good food with the tastings. Michel is very knowledgeable. We had gone on a tour with him to the Champagne region a few years ago, so we knew this one would be another great tour. Stan & HollyA great experience

Wei🇺🇸 United States

10 January 2023

Michel picked us up from our apartment in the center for Paris. We toured 2 small champagne houses (per our request). We were able to learn the champagn making process from the wine makers themselves. Michel was very knowledgeable and engaging. The cherry on top was a very well thought out lunch. Overall, it’s experience that I’ll remember fondly for years to come. A fun, informative, and unique experience

Mark🇺🇸 United States

11 October 2022

I thoroughly enjoyed the wineries that Michel took me to back in May. I had a unique request that he pick me up in the Loire Valley and end the tour in Paris (instead of starting and ending in Paris) to which he gracefully complied. The wineries were very nice and his insight into the wines was a great addition. Several points are lost due to his lack of following through with his promise to ship wines. At the end of the tour I left eight bottles with him and a list of ten more from the wineries that we'd visited. He said these would be shipped within 4-6 weeks. This was in the first week of May. By late June, after asking for updates a few times, he said that he had the wines and that he'd send them out shortly. They never arrived. On Aug 1 I asked again and he said he'd send them after the heat wave. Now it is the second week of October and I don't have my wines. He still has the eight bottles that I purchased (about €80). I'm tired of chasing after him to do what he said he'd do. The wines I planned on sharing with my family talking about the tour will never arrive. So, if you do decide to do this tour (which is on the higher end of tour prices), you'll experience several nice small wineries with good insight from a knowledgeable guide. Just make sure to purchase all the bottles you want and ship them yourself. 9/10 for the tour, 1/10 for wine shipment

Jeanne🇺🇸 United States

4 October 2022

Michel picked us up at our hotel and we were off the see Champagne. We had some great lessons on the terrain and a lovely albeit foggy at times drive from Paris to the Champagne region. Michel was good about switching plans as it was very foggy in areas that he wanted to share with us. We went to Bonnet-Ponson and had a great tour and tasting of that facility. Then off to lunch, which was a lengthy event (but delicious). Our last stop was in Reims where we went through the very fascinating caves of Pommery. Lots of time in the car and in Paris traffic but all in all a worthy experience.Great day in Champagne

Brandon 🇺🇸 United States

28 August 2022

We were excited to hire a local to take us to Champagne. Michael had a 5 star rating, which seemed quite promising. We found ourselves very disappointed in the experience. To start Michal indicated that we would be picked up in a luxury vehicle with all the comforts. He showed up is a Mazda that had very little room in the back and was not clean. I’m about 6’4” and had a difficult time fitting in the back. We asked if we could stop and grab a croissant and coffee. He showed up with some sweet pastries and we didn’t get coffee for a while. Once we got to champagne his first stop was to pullover in the road and grab a bottle of champagne and some cheese. Champagne was ok but there was little to no thought into this moment. From there he drove like a bat out of hell with the windows down until I got motion sick from his jerky driving. I had to move up front. He took us to a small winery. He kept mentioning that he wanted to add them to his portfolio. The owners were very nice but not prepared for our arrival. They seemed surprised. The tasting was basic and we were tasting wine from a previous tasting they did that had lost most of their bubbles by that point. It was very lack luster. We bought a few bottles to be polite and moved on. Michael then packed his car with a private purchase he made for his wine company. We moved on. I was expecting to try and few more wineries but then we went to lunch and I was told that was it. We did see a large church that was interesting, and then went to the Pommery, a request I had to make. It was more of a art exhibit than a wine tasting. For the price we paid I was expecting to taste a few more places. Very disappointing and I would not recommend this tour. It felt like we were passengers to ride with him to pick up wine at this winery he was adding to his portfolio. Save your money. Also, don’t do in August.Not what we expected

Amber🇺🇸 United States

2 August 2022

We were lucky to have found this private tour with Michel. It was, undoubtedly one of the highlights of our three-week trip abroad. While we both like to drink champagne, we knew we would enjoy having a good overview of the area, the process and the products from a local expert. He did not disappoint! Michel was a top-notch guide through and through. He was an excellent communicator, both before the trip to make sure things went smoothly and throughout our day with him. He was professional, a great conversationalist (we appreciated his excellent English skills), competent and knowledgeable. We felt he personalized our experience based on our basic knowledge and tailored our day accordingly. We got a great mix of experiences from visiting a vineyard, learning about the region and the grapes, seeing several producers of champagne, including visits to Pommery and an organic family producer. A highlight of our day was a lunch personalized to our own tastes with a local small family-owned cafe. There were train strikes on the day of our tour which added considerable traffic congestion, but Michel planned accordingly and took it in stride, making sure we still got a full experience with no rushing despite a later return to our hotel equating to a longer day for him. We would highly recommend Michel for this tour. We could tell he had a vast knowledge of the Champagne region and the production and while we were thankful that he personalized a baisc tour for our preferences, we could tell he had a vast array of knowledge and an engaging personality to share it.A fantastic day exploring Champagne with Michel

Patrik🇸🇪 Sweden

28 July 2022

Our day tour in Champagne with Michel was an unforgettable experience. Michel’s knowledge and friendliness made for an exceptional day. I highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in wine making and champagne. A really great experience

Jason🇺🇸 United States

10 July 2022

Michel is an excellent host. You’ll be lucky to snag him. Wonderful, accommodating, kind, knowledgeable

Kiki🇸🇪 Sweden

8 July 2022

We had the best time with Michel in Champagne. An interesting selection of champagne houses and Michel really gave us an insight in the processes of champagne making. We really recommend this full day trip! You won’t regret it!🥂We just loved it

Unknown

7 July 2022

It was excellent! Thank you, Ralf

Brent🇺🇸 United States

23 May 2022

Michele was the ultimate host. Our day long experience was well timed and his attention to detail was impressive. Such a pleasant man. Each of our stops , including lunch in a small village, were easily conversed and felt like family. Without a doubt ye highlight of our quick 2 day trip to Paris and clothe majestic champagne region. Thank you Michel.. such a class act. Incredible day

Jim🇺🇸 United States

16 March 2022

I had a wonderful time learning about and sampling French wines with Michel. He was very knowledgeable and did a great job introducing us to the many regions of wine in France. I especially appreciated how well he answered my many many questions. Highly recommend!A great introduction to French wines

Margaret🇺🇸 United States

12 January 2022

We wanted a unique wine experience and found it with Michel. During the Christmas holiday, my husband, me, my brother and his wife enjoyed a remarkable wine tasting experience at Cave Sapien in the 7th. Hosted by Michel, he thoughtfully asked us what we were looking to achieve, and we decided upon an overview of key French wine regions. We were somewhat knowledgeable on wine, but Michel took it to a whole new level. Starting with Champagne - something my husband never liked, but he had never tried the unique, smaller boutique houses that Michel shared with us. Further, he spent much time explaining the "why" of the taste and the wine was phenomenal. Further, he shared less well known regions for Chardonnay (Jura) and newer areas with terrific reds. All in all, we had a fantastic time, drank great wine, found a wonderful new wine shop to visit when we are in Paris. We plan more tastings with Michel when we return next year.Wonderful Wine Tasting and More!

Sean🇺🇸 United States

27 December 2021

Booking and communication with Michel were simple. He picked us up at our hotel and off we went. He kindly accommodated a special request of mine, which was to stop by the Cimetière Américain du bois Belleau and visit the American Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen that fought in the region during the First World War. Afterward, we went to two smaller wineries with a nice lunch in between. One of the aspects of this tour that I enjoyed the most was Michel’s approach to selecting the wineries we visited; these were two smaller but more innovative winemakers in the region and we were able to enjoy a deeper dive with our tour of the facilities and, of course, excellent tasting flights! All along the way, Michel was very informative and educational in discussing the history and happenings in the Champagne wine region. Highly and enthusiastically recommend this tour as a perfect day trip out of Paris. Thank you, Michel!A Perfect Visit to Champagne

Swayam🇮🇳 India

12 November 2021

We went to Loire valley with Michel. It was a great experience. Michel is quite a wine aficionado. Learnt a lot about the regional wine production. Would recommend a tour with him. Quite an impressive tour

Jonathan🇬🇧 United Kingdom

23 October 2021

My Partner and I had a personalised wine tasting from Michel. We both Love Alsace wines an Michel personalised this with Alsace wines as-well as lots of other great French region wines. Michel has a great knowledge and it was great to sit and learn and talk with him. Will definitely be booking a tour with him when we come back to Paris.A must in Paris

Edson🇺🇸 United States

23 October 2021

We had a wonderful time with Michael touring Champagne. He shared with us the fascinating history of the region and the making of champagne 🍾. We tasted extensively and met the families who grow the vineyards and make the champagne. A wonderful time and some excellent new tastes. A true pleasure. Beautiful Day

Stephen🇺🇸 United States

13 October 2021

Michel is very knowledgeable of both wines and the history of the Loire region. A very accommodating host. Highly recommended. Travel with Michel

sally🇺🇸 United States

21 September 2021

Michel was excellent and incredibly knowledgable. He gave us tons of information with each wine we tasted, knew all about the various regions of France, and shared plenty of personal experience to make the tasting even more special. The wines selected by Michel were also tailored to our preferences (which happened to fall more on the red side). Michel also had a great relationship with the wine shop in which we were located. It was intimate, personal, and all around an excellent experience. I would recommend Michel and this experience to anyone who enjoys wines from a total novice to an avid enjoyer.Great experience!

Murray🇨🇦 Canada

1 September 2021

Were initially looking at Loire wine tours with a group but instead chose to go with Michel for a more intimate experience. Was a great day exploring chateaus and visiting a couple family run wineries. Great experience to be off the beaten track meeting with wine artisans rather than being herded through big name wineries like cattle 😁. We had a wonderful and far more personal experience being the only visitors at the wineries… allowing for more in depth discussions with both Michel and our winery hosts Highly recommend Excellent Intimate Experience

Tanya🇺🇸 United States

8 July 2021

My son and I had a great and very tasty time with Michel. From the time when we scheduled this tour he was organized and attentive to details. Asked for our preferences and likes. Also he asked where we would like to meet … and in general communication was effortless. We learned a lot about Paris neighborhoods, diversity of food and best places to taste Parisienne delicacies. Michel is a somelier. Sharing his passion for wine and food was a highlight for me. Three hours went quite fast. Wish it was longer. Merci Michel! Delicious time with Michel

Bernhard🇦🇹 Austria

23 October 2020

I had asked for an offer for a food focused day in Paris from 9 am to 8 pm and Michel delivered a perfect experience for a food lover like me. He knows spots that are reasonably priced while serving top quality food. Any food I had in mind he knew a spot that was great to try. While walking from food to food we explored architecture off the beaten path and Michel explained to me the history of what we were passing - very knowledgeable! I can fully recommend Michel when it comes to food and wine he knows what he is doing very very well and if i come back to Paris I will book again to do further exploring of french cuisine, wines and architecture. Thanks!Perfect Foodie Day in Paris

Heather🇺🇸 United States

22 March 2020

Michel was a great host and full of great historical stories and information during the castle tours but he really shined during the wine tastings! He has an amazing passion for wine and the techniques that the local French use for creating that wine. We had an amazing day learning about so much history, the castles, and the wine as well as a beautiful lunch. Will definitely look him up on our next visit to Paris!Castle and Wine Tour

Tarozzi🇮🇹 Italy

24 February 2020

Michel is EXTREMELY professional, a real teacher in his field. We didn't expect such a knowledgeable personAbsolute professionality

Anne🇺🇸 United States

18 February 2020

My husband and I had a wonderful experience wine tasting with Michel. He was incredibly knowledgeable, engaging and eager to customize the experience to be exactly what we were looking for. The wine shop he chose for our tasting was also fantastic. It was a quaint little shop in a lovely location and the staff was very helpful, friendly and wonderful to chat with. Would highly recommend this experience to anyone looking for a great afternoon of drinking and learning about delicious French wines. Exploring French wines with Michel

Lennart🇺🇸 United States

4 January 2020

Our family took a trip to Paris at the end of December 2019 and spent a wonderful afternoon with Michel. He was very knowledgeable and enjoyable and had arranged for us to experience a wine and charcuterie/cheese shop followed by lunch at an excellent Bistro followed by dessert at a very nice dessert shop. The afternoon was one of the highlights of our trip!!Outstanding food and wine tour experience

Audrey🇺🇸 United States

1 January 2020

Michel took my family to Reims champagne tasting. He was able to make it a great day for all of us, including my teenagers. We all learned a lot and enjoyed the tastings and lunch. We highly recommend the tour.Fantastic day with Michel

carlos🇺🇸 United States

30 December 2019

Michel is great, this is His passion. The trip to Champagne was an amazing experience . Michel was very knowledgeable. You will appreciate the very difficult process needed to create champagne, from the beginning until it is Poured in your glass. The restaurant selected was excellent, and the tour in Reims, great . Everything was excellent. Just Great!

Caryl🇺🇸 United States

6 December 2019

We had a wonderful day in Champagne with Michel! He picked us up with bottled water and breakfast bites on our journey to Champagne. Stopping for cafe at a charming spot on the way, we ventured through the fog into Champagne. The cold weather did not hinder our stop by vines & taste of a delicious rose champagne. The frost actually lended to the photos and the experience. Michel is most accommodating for any photo stop as we hopped out for pictures along the beautiful Avenue de Champagne. Michel is a wealth of wine & food knowledge and happy to answer any questions on French culture, foods, & wine. After a private personal tasting at the fabulous Chapuy Champagne house, we indulged in a delicious lunch complete with a bottle of Champagne. Going in December ended up being a wonderful time to beat the crowds, see the land wrapped in soft fog & vines kissed with frost and toasting to the magic of the holidays. This is a second trip with Michel, and we don't feel on a tour, but out for the day with a friend. We highly recommend any of Michel's experiences. Can't wait for the next one!Great December Day in Champagne!

Luanne

6 December 2019

Girls trip. The 4 of us spent a great day w Michel traveling the champagne region. Knowledgeable of France, Paris, wine, champagne and all things local. It was time well spent and we all enjoyed the day. And the champagne! 🥂

Brenda🇺🇸 United States

4 December 2019

My review has a few factors that influences the experience and rating. I was not feeling 100%, it was pouring rain, the Farmers staged a protest that day ( the Farmers did not disrupt anything, caused some traffic ) and Michel had other things on his mind. Our first stop was at Chapuy. What the facilities lack in atmosphere the champagne flight is impressive. Our next stop was La Maison Penet, we had a tour of the caves ( simply amazing), then enjoyed a delicious lunch with a champagne pairing. La Maison Penet has several champagnes and each one we tasted was terrific. Our final stop was at Pommery. Michel took us on a tour of the extensive caves - very impressive. After the caves we sampled a glass of champagne. The cost included three stops with lunch, transportation to/from with a pick up/drop off at our hotel ( Michel drove us). Overall we had a good time. Okay

Lucy🇺🇸 United States

25 November 2019

Michel was professional, accommodating, and extremely knowledgeable. He took us to places we would have never seen on a typical bus tour or wine tasting. He catered to special dietary needs and was went out of his way to ensure the experience was one of its kind. We booked two experiences with him and each was awesome! I would book with Michel again. Michel is fantastic! You feel like you are family!

Stacey🇺🇸 United States

24 November 2019

Michel was the ultimate guide! Knows so much about wine, champagne,and the region. Super knowledgeable but also very friendly. We had the best day ever! Also he took us to a small champagnery that has the BEST champagne ever, I need to go buy more and more cases (Chapuy, best ever!) And we did the Pommery caves which was so fascinating.Such an amazing day!

Elizabeth

19 November 2019

Michel is knowledgeable, thoughtful and made our exploration of the Champagne region truly a delight. Everything was as described. Cannot recommend him more. Excellent! Would do it again!

Amy🇺🇸 United States

5 November 2019

We recently did a wine tasting with Michel at the Cave Vino Spiens wine shop and bar. We had a fantastic time and Michel was very knowledgeable about the wines of his country. We had a wonderful time with Michel, the shop owner and his assistant. They all made us feel very welcome. Michel was great about communicating with us prior to the experience, also. Thank you so much Michel!Great Experience!

Stephanie🇺🇸 United States

29 October 2019

Amanda🇺🇸 United States

15 October 2019

Michel was amazing! We learned so much and had such an amazing time! If you’re looking to for a true pleasant experience this is the guy!Truly passionate about champagne!

Adrian🇺🇸 United States

11 October 2019

Being wine appreciators from the USA , we were familiar with many of the wines there however we knew little about the offerings of France outside of hearsay from others. Well after spending the evening with Michel we can no longer say that. First of all , much appreciation to Thierry @ Cave Vino Sapiens for being such a gracious host and letting us meet there and tap into your best offerings for our tasting. You have a great friend in Michel in that he has such an enthusiasm and knowledge about the Champagne and wines of France. We enjoyed learning some of the history and tasting wines that are lesser known but certainly not lesser in quality and taste. We felt like old friends in our local neighborhood hangout with Michel. He’s laid back and easy to converse with. He asked a little about our knowledge and interests and then filled in the gaps without making us feel ignorant. We appreciated the small bread & chicken spread too; it was delicious. Thank you for the evening. Thank you for the education. We return home with more than a few bottles of fine French wine. An evening with friends

Tenley🇺🇸 United States

7 October 2019

There are really no words to describe what an incredible day we had with Michel. I'll admit, I was slightly skeptical to drive off into the countryside with a stranger for an entire day despite his good reviews. However, from the moment we met Michel I knew it was going to be a day we would never forget. Michel was so welcoming and knowledgable. His passion for wine and champagne was impressive. He was accommodating of anything we needed. On our tour we stopped at a vineyard to learn about the region, the grapes, champagne in general. Michel popped a bottle of champagne right there, on this hill with these magical views overlooking some of the Champagne Region. I felt like I was in a movie. Stunningly beautiful. We drove through picturesque towns and villages learning about the way of living there. We went to a bio dynamic champagne house. It was as if Michel read my mind and knew this would be the perfect house to start our day. It was a small house and the owner, Marc, was so inviting. After learning about their champagne and having an incredible tasting, which felt like we were at a friends home, it was time to leave. We were having such a nice time that we lost track of time and were quite late for lunch. None of us realized since we were enjoying it all so much. We didn't want it to end. Michel organized everything for a late lunch. Never rushing us or making us feel badly for staying so long. Lunch was fabulous. The food was out of this world and the champagne Michel picked for us was delicious. Perhaps maybe even more delicious because of everything that we had learned. It was then onto a big champagne house, Pommery. We visited the chalk cellars, which were like stepping back in time. Like nothing we had ever seen before. He told us a lot of history about Pommery and about the cellars themselves. I'm not sure there isn't anything about the region or wine and champagne that michel doesn't know. Because our day ran a bit late we did not get to see the cathedral in Reims. That being said, Michel told us we could see or do anything we wanted. We were traveling with my mother and were quite tired so I felt it was best to head back to Paris. However, had I asked to see anything else, without a doubt Michel would have gone out of his way to take us to what we wanted to see. He gave us recommendations for so many things...from books that we might like on Champagne and the region to restaurants to try in Paris, to the best macaroons in Paris (they aren't Laduree it turns out!). We tried the restaurants and ate our fair share of macaroons. His recommendations did not disappoint at all! Spot on! Not only did we experience Champagne, our time in Paris was that much better from his recommendations and going to places that the tourists don't go to. I felt like we made a friend in Paris and when I'm in Paris again, I plan to arrange another tour with him. I've already told multiple people to book this tour for their upcoming trips. It was a day I will never forget and one that I hope I get to do again, with Michel. Michel, thank you so much for spending the day with us!!!! Complete perfection!The Best Part of our Trip!!!

Rime🇨🇳 China

1 October 2019

We booked a customized private trip to Champagne with Michel. He was great from the beginning. My husband is a WSET diploma candidate so we requested a tour that would go deeper than the touristy level. Michel really listened and was willing to go the extra mile to accommodate us. He helped arrange tours and tastings of three houses, one major house in Reims (Taittinger) and two boutique houses in nearby villages. The experience was eye opening and really showcased the wide range of depth and variety that Champagne embraces. We also got to meet with a winemaker at one of the boutique houses and had a very engaging conversation with him. We had lunch at a very nice but casual restaurant, which was perfect with our three year old son. The food was so delicious! Michel also took us into a vineyard to see and touch the vines. After the tours, he kindly gave us a ride back to Paris. It was an amazing experience that went beyond our expectations. Michel is so wonderful! We recommend him to anyone wholeheartedly. Excellent Journey, True Professional!