Grower Champagne Tours
10th September 2014
Meet the champagne makers in the Aube and the Marne.
Grower Champagne Tours offers visitors tours in Champagne and Burgundy as well as guided walks in Troyes. It was created by Jon Catt who lives in Troyes and is a qualified guide with over thirty years experience.
On a Champagne tour visitors staying in Troyes will be taken to family run Champagne houses in the villages close to Bar-sur-Seine and Bar-sur-Aube. Visitors who are staying in Reims or Epernay will be taken to Champagne makers in the three Champagne making areas here-the Montagne de Reims, the Marne Valley and the Côte des Blancs. All tours include a cellar visit and tastings in 3 or 4 Champagne houses.
Jon Catt says,’I had been taking groups to both large and family run Champagne houses for years. I noticed that my clients appreciated a lot the welcome they received in the latter. It’s the Champagne maker or a member of their family that accompanies you on the cellar visit and tastings. Grower Champagnes often have the qualities of great brand name Champagnes but at more affordable prices.
Jon Catt
Tour guide for the Champagne region who lives in Troyes. Specialising in family run Champagne house visits in the Aube and the Marne plus wine tours in the Yonne and Côte d'Or.