BackTrip · From Paris
BackTrip drives a van of seven from Paris to the Épernay side of Champagne: Dom Pérignon's village, Pommery's old press house in Aÿ, the Avenue de Champagne and a family house in Épernay. Pick it for the most named stops of any trip from Paris, and guides the reviews call knowledgeable and attentive.
Most trips from Paris name their houses as examples. BackTrip's listing is more concrete. You get Pressoria, the sensory visitor centre that opened in 2021 in Pommery's former press house in the Grand Cru village of Aÿ; a stop and a vineyard tasting at Hautvillers, where Dom Pérignon is buried in the abbey church; a guided walk on the Avenue de Champagne; and a cellar tour and tasting at Charles Mignon, a family house in Épernay, or at Mercier.
Two lines to read twice. The Moët et Chandon stop is the gift shop on the Avenue, not a cellar tour: the itinerary calls it a visit with tasting, the inclusions call it a shop. And lunch: the listing says it's included and also that "Lunch is not included. Guests are free to spend their lunch break as they wish." Plan on 1.5 hours of free time in Épernay at your own cost, and check the listing for your date.
It is the longest trip here, 12 to 13 hours, with about two hours in the van each way. Charles Mignon guides visitors Tuesday to Saturday, 14 April to 23 December 2026, so on a Sunday, a Monday or outside that season expect Mercier and its cellar train. At $292 it sits between the small-group tour ($265) and the 8 tastings day trip ($364), with one seat fewer in the van than either.
Hotel pickup in Paris and about two hours east in a people carrier.
A 40-minute stop with a short guided walk and photos.
Two hours: an aperitif, the sensory tour through chalk, vines, scents and bubbles, then a tasting.
A 30-minute guided walk, 1.5 hours free for lunch, and a stop at the Moët et Chandon gift shop.
About two hours of cellar tour and tasting at a family house in Épernay.
An hour tasting in a Hautvillers vineyard, then about 1.5 hours back to Paris.
★★★★★This was an outstanding experience. We had generous tastings at 3 houses [...]
★★★★★Alexandra was just a fabulous guide and driver. She was so sweet and knowledgeable about champagne [...]
★★★★★This is an excellent tour and well worth considering. [...]
★★★★★Highly recommended excursion. It's perfect for a Champagne trip when staying elsewhere. [...]
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No. The listing includes a visit to the Moët et Chandon gift shop on the Avenue de Champagne. The cellar tours are at Pressoria and at Charles Mignon or Mercier.
A sensory visitor centre in Aÿ, opened in July 2021 in Pommery's former pressing building. The visit moves through chalk, vines, scents and bubbles and ends with a tasting of two cuvées, or grape juice.
Plan as if it isn't. The listing contradicts itself, but the itinerary gives 1.5 hours of free time in Épernay and the exclusions say guests spend the lunch break as they wish. Check the listing on your date.
Dom Pérignon, the monk linked to champagne's early days, is buried in its abbey church, and its slopes are part of the UNESCO-listed Champagne hillsides with Aÿ and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. It sits about 5 km from Épernay.
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Hautvillers, Pommery's press house in Aÿ and a family house in Épernay, with hotel pickup and seven guests at most.
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