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Champagne Weekends
Champagne
½rst started operating, with our ½rst tour there in May 1987. Our fun yet informative formula has actually changed little over the years - it was original then and the style of weekends remains unique to A&C.
Champagne is the closest vineyard region to the UK so makes for a great weekend. This is where A&C
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Reims Troyes
Our aim is to taste a wide spectrum of champagnes, to visit a cross section of Houses, those that forged
Champagnes reputation such as Taittinger and Veuve Clicquot as well as the good growers that we have sought out in the villages where quality champagne can still be found for little over £10. Many of the top cuvées are superb value too and as we travel by coach you may bring back up to 36 bottles per person.
ou will taste at least 25 champagnes over the course of the weekend, starting at breakfast and receive a special welcome and generous tastings at houses that we have been visiting for many years. On ever tour we have at least one meal as guests of one of the houses.
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Our base for the weekend is in a central 3* hotel in the lively city of Reims. We travel out by executive
coach and we leave places empty on the coaches for you to spread out. If you would prefer to travel out by train or ¾y to Paris to join us you can do so, you could even travel back on the coach with your purchases!
Spring Champagne
Friday 28 - Sunday 30 March
On this tour we set out on Friday morning from London, cross by ferry, making Reims by late afternoon. This evening the Wine Guide hosts a tasting of a range of Champagnes. - A fascinating and fun learning experience. Our morning appointment is at the cellars of Canard Duchene. Lunchtime and early afternoon are in Reims, before a trip to the vineyards of Bouzy to taste with Champagne Brice. In the early evening we have another round up tasting then you are free to explore on your own or youre welcome to join our guides and fellow travellers for a convivial evening. Next morning we visit the cellars of Mme Hatté in the Montagne de Reims. Our ½nal lunch is in the Côte des Blancs is highly regarded for quality and value. We ½nish here on a high note with lunch with André Jacquart and generous tastings of Grand Cru Champagne. After this we return home. (All the Champagne Weekends follow a similar pattern, though most depart on a Saturday and return on a Monday)
Travel Price £pp Sole occupancy Deposit £ pp Room Upgrade
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Ferry
Private tasting at the Ay festival
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