Paris Wine Tastings & Champagne Day Trips
Paris is the one city where you can taste every French wine region in an afternoon, and the only one with Champagne 45 minutes away by train. Compare the top-rated tastings and day trips below, then read our notes on the formats.
Wine tastings in Paris
In the city: sommelier-led tastings of five to eight wines across the regions, often with cheese, in a cave à vin or a tasting room; wine and cheese pairing classes; natural wine bar walks in the 11th.
Out of the city: Champagne day trips to Reims and Épernay with two or three cellar visits, the Loire castles and Sancerre, and Burgundy’s Côte d’Or for a long day.
Price: 60 to 120 dollars for a city tasting; 200 to 400 for a Champagne day with transport and tastings.
Wine tastings in Paris
The city format is a guided flight: a sommelier pours five to eight wines chosen to show the regions side by side, Loire, Burgundy, Rhône, Bordeaux, Champagne, and explains what to look for in each. Many pair the wines with cheese from a fromagerie, which is the pairing France does best. Tasting rooms cluster around the Marais, Saint-Germain and the Louvre; sessions run 90 minutes to two hours and cost less than a bottle in a good restaurant. Evening wine-bar walks in the 11th are the alternative for natural wine.
Champagne day trips
Reims is 45 minutes from Gare de l’Est by TGV and Épernay a little more, which makes Champagne the only great wine region that works as a genuine day trip from Paris. Guided days include transport, two or three houses, usually one grand marque and one or two family growers, cellar visits in the chalk tunnels and several tastings, with lunch in Reims or among the vines of the Montagne de Reims. Small-group minivan tours are the best value; private days cost double.
Loire and Burgundy
The Loire is a long day: castles plus a Vouvray or Chinon tasting, about two hours each way. Burgundy’s Côte d’Or is further and better done with a night in Beaune, but full-day trips exist and sell out in harvest season. We will add hubs for both.
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FAQ about Paris Wine Tastings & Champagne Day Trips
Frequently asked questions
How many wines in a Paris tasting?
Five to eight, in tasting pours, usually with bread and cheese. It is a lesson with wine, not a night out.
Is Champagne worth a day trip?
Yes: the cellars under Reims and Épernay are extraordinary and the grower houses pour wines you cannot buy at home. Book tours with at least one small producer.
Do tastings include cheese?
Many do, and the wine-and-cheese pairing classes are among the best-rated experiences in the city. Check the listing.