Champagne Taittinger

We went to Taittinger on a half day trip to Reims from Paris. Speaking of, this is a bit of a hike from the train station. Give yourself a good hour to get there. Also, you may need to make an appointment for a tour at the tourist center beforehand, depending on the season. They have tours in French, English, Spanish, and German.
As for the actual tour, it is definitely a bit expensive as far as winery tours go, but the history and details of the champagne industry and the chalk caverns are very interesting to learn of. After all of the tour, you will get one glass of champagne per person and get a sales pitch to buy 50+ euro bottles of champagne.
Advice? Do at least one champagne house tour in Reims, but only buy your champagne to bring back home with you. One tour is more than enough.

the mother ship. the showcase. the one. the only. Château Taittinger.
TIP: make your tour reservation early through your hotel as primetime tours book up.
+ taittinger’s classic flavor from the N.V. Brut is my favorite drinking champagne.
+ comtes is their spendy top-​line bottle aged 10 years.
Hint: older than 10 years and your bubbly loses its bubbly.
start with a 10 minute video of the history and story of Taittinger.
then listen close as your guide takes you down the long staircase into the caves where the treasure is stored.
only a privileged few know the code sequence to decipher the numbered signs at each alcove, some holding tens of thousands of bottles.
a delightful presentation.
and you get a nice tasting at the end!