Celebrate Valentine's Day in style
There is no better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than at the home of Champagne. Treat your other half this Valentine’s Day with Grape Escapes’ Exclusive Champagne Tour in Reims. The two-night trip is an ideal celebration break, combining a mixture of Champagne vineyard tours and tastings at some of the regions’ most famous Champagne Houses with romance and luxury at the beautiful 5* Château les Crayères. Prices for this luxury getaway start from £1129 per person, excluding international transport and transport to and from the Château.
Located just 1½ miles outside the centre of Reims, the Château les Crayères was built by the Pommery family and provides the perfect setting for a romantic escape. Guests have the choice of a range of luxury rooms offering six different levels of luxury accommodation either in the Château itself or in the quaint guesthouse in the beautifully landscaped gardens. A gastronomic gala dinner in the Château’s double Michelin starred restaurant, “Le Parc” is also included in the price of the stay.
The tour starts with a visit to a small, family-run Grand Cru Champagne House, including a lesson in the Napoleaonic art of Sabrage (opening the bottle with a sabre.) Next is a visit to the hillside village of Hautvillers where Dom Pérignon lived and is buried, to enjoy a tasting of two Champagnes and a cheese/charcuterie platter.
Guests then visit a choice of their favourite prestigious Champagne House with options including Mercier, GH Mumm, Pommery, Taittinger, Ruinart and Veuve Clicquot. The highlight of the tour is visiting the estate of the iconic Prestige Cuvée, Dom Pérignon. This private visit includes parts of the cellars seldom seen by the general public, topped with a flute of Dom Pérignon served in the luxurious estate mansion.
Grape Escapes’ Exclusive Tours are not just a perfect choice to celebrate Valentine’s Day but are also available to book throughout the year and can be an ideal “Valentine’s Gift”. For further information, visit grapeescapes.net.
