Traveler Reviews

• Southbayboy 24-Jun-2022

  Stéphane Demissy's private day tour in champagne was absolutely wonderful. We took this tour in the late spring during a 11-day visit to France, and it was absolutely one of the best days of our trip. We visited two small producers and tasted many different champagnes. Stéphane not only had an amazing depth of knowledge about champagne and the region, but also of French culture, politics, history and other topics. He was funny, polite, charming and welcoming. The personal touches were also much appreciated, including an authentic French luncheon served by his wife at his house. We like how he treated us as family guests, and not just as mere tourists. This tour is very highly recommended!

• Marcel_m 08-Jan-2022

  Stéphane was a wonderful tour guide! He made sure the tour ran a leisurely place and was gracious enough to invite us to his place for lunch. The visits to the wineries were delightful and focused on smaller batch and independent champagne makers. Truly an outstanding tour!

• Mirabelle P 22-Sep-2020

  The Private Tour was enjoyable. I never liked champagne until I took this tour. From learning how it’s processed to tasting the different varieties of champagne from several wineries, Chamgpagne is now my favorite alcoholic drink. I would recommend this tour to everyone, even if you are a champagne conisseur. Stephane was a great host and very accommodating. Lunch was provided by his wife Priscilla and was very delicious.

• Munchys93 25-Aug-2020

  Great experience and very well organised. Even during the Covid restrictions we were very comfortable and well looked after. The tour was not rushed and was definitely good value for money. We really enjoyed Jerome’s place and he was very patient with us, we also opted to go to the big champagne house which we found quite impressive. Thanks again very much Stephane 👍 Joe & Ivy

• Janet L 10-Mar-2020

  My family and I traveled from Paris to the Champagne region a few days ago and we cannot say enough on how wonderful of a time we had with Stephane! We tasted some of the best Champagne from the smaller houses which was exactly what we were looking for! We've been to the area before and were not interested in going back to the larger Champagne houses that lacked the personal and refined expression of the small houses. We learned a lot and got to see the beautiful French countryside! As an extra special treat we were invited to Stephane's home for a delicious French meal cooked entirely by Stephane's very sweet wife, Prycille! We had so much fun and will be back! Stephane's tour really eased our minds with the current situation that is evolving throughout the world. We are glad we still decided to visit France for vacation afterall!🥂❤🍾

• Dhamilto11 17-Feb-2020

  My wife and I had a wonderful experience with Stephane on Valentines Day in Champagne. He provided extremely personalized service and itinerary based on what I had wanted for my wife before we arrived. We were able to meet with two small winemakers and my wife cannot stop talking about the day we had. Stephane is even helping get some of our purchases back to us in the states. One of the most enjoyable experiences was spending lunch with him and his wife in their BnB home. We would not hesitate to do this tour again should we return to Champagne and Stephane is the only person in Champagne we would even consider. A truly memorable experience for the both of us! Merci Mille Fois Stephane! A bientôt!

• Camerons500 10-Jan-2020

  This was by far a one-of-a-kind experience. My wife and I were celebrating our honeymoon and debated whether or not to “try” and visit Champagne on our own or pay for a guide. Our day with Stéphane was amazing and worth every penny/euro! The train from Paris to Reims was quick and easy and when we arrived Stéphane was waiting for us on the platform. We arrived before the wineries were open so we made our way to the Cathedral of Reims which you can see in the pictures. It was insanely beautiful and even more special because its very similar to Notre Dam which will be closed for repairs for a long time and you won’t be able to visit. Stéphane was very knowledgeable about the Cathedral and it’s history and we had a great time learning about the importance of Reims in French history. We made our way a few minutes across town to Pommery and visited the champagne caves. There are millions of bottles, rich history and so much to see! We had a tasting at Pommery where he taught us about tasting champagne before heading to lunch. We were running a bit behind schedule and although there are many amazing restaurants in the town, Stéphane graciously invited us to his home where his wife cooked us a delicious French meal. Once we left we made our way to his friend’s home who produces very high quality champagne. His friend was very inviting and they taught us about the process of growing the grapes, making champagne, bottling champagne etc...we then tasted a few of the most amazing champagnes we’ve ever had. I’ll let you in on a secret: the larger champagne houses have beautiful grounds, facilities and caves although the smaller houses tend to have much better tasting wines at more reasonable prices. Following our last tasting we headed back to the train station where Stéphane dropped us at the platform and we headed back to Paris...we both slept the entire way home. This was fun, informative and unlike anything you’ll be able to do on your own or in a large group. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a special experience while in France.

• Annikeha 26-Oct-2019

  We were eight friends who did a day tour with Stéphane, and we all loved it. We had specific requests for timing and content to accommodate everyone’s arrivals and preferences, and Stéphane came up with great solutions in a very flexible and pleasant way. He is very knowledgeable and his English fantastic. We started with a fun, informal lunch at his house and later visited two small producers where the owners accompanied us for tours and tastings. Everything was lovely and above expectations.

• Giftgrrl 20-Oct-2019

  This was an incredible experience. Stephane is a charming and knowledgeable host, he made us feel immediately comfortable. His English is excellent, he translated easily between the champagne makers and us, so we could ask questions to learn about the process for each producer. The 2 producers he chose to take us we incredibly generous with their time and knowledge. We not only were able to see the facilities where the grapes are processed, we walked in the vineyards and sampled grapes from the vine. And the producers he chose offered gorgeous champagnes at very affordable prices. There is NO WAY we could have had this experience on our own. I would highly recommend this adventure, it was the highlight of our trip, we loved it.

• Charles M 29-Sep-2019

  I cannot say enough about this tour — Stephane was amazing and we finished the day feeling like we were part of Champagne! Stephane is so well connected and chose two smaller champagne producers. We started the day with a typical French breakfast (packed by Stephane) in a uniquely placed walled vineyard. Here we met Jerome whose passion for Champagne was immediately evident. We learned the entire process from start to finish and both Stephane and Jerome interwove personal stories as we toured the production rooms and caves. After a tasty lunch in a nearby village we hopped over to another Grand Cru village where we met Jean-Paul...what a character! Jean-Paul was equally passionate about his champagne but completely different in his production. It goes without saying that we bought 37 bottles between the two houses — no purchases were actually required but the taste was like nothing we have had before. We ended our day in Hautevillers for a taste in a larger champagne house. This is not necessary but we are glad we added it because we were able to compare first hand the difference between the smaller producers and a larger one - the smaller produces were exponentially better and we left this house without any bottles ;-). Stephane was kind enough to take us to Dom Pérignon’s Abby and gravesite as we were so close. In closing - please do not hesitate booking this tour. You expectations will be exceeded in every respect! Thank you thank you Stephane!