The Hottest Experience in Champagne Right Now: Elaborate Dinners in UNESCO World Heritage Caves Beneath Millions of Aging Bottles On a Wine Tour From Paris

When you picture a Champagne house visit, you probably think of touring amazing gorgeous chalk cellars, sipping a flight of champagne cuvées on a champagne tasting tour, and maybe visiting a champagne museum. But in 2025, the Maisons are taking hospitality to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL and you guys you HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS!! I'm talking about meals inside the caves themselves!!!!! I have done this once with Champagne Mumm with my masters program in Reims and it was UNFORGETABLE, UNREAL A MUST MUST MUST!! 

Oui, Champagne Pommery, Champagne Ruinart, and even Champagne Moët & Chandon are offering opportunities to sit down for lunch or dinner in the heart of their historic UNESCO chalk crayères, surrounded by walls carved centuries ago, with Champagne flowing from the source. It’s gorgeous, so so so special, rare, and absolutely unforgettable. On one of our Tasty Side to Life Tours, private wine tasting tours to Reims we can now include these extraordinary dining experiences and we are so, so, so excited!!! So if you are looking for a 1 day wine tasting trip from Paris look no further!

At Champagne Pommery, their the “Gastronomic Visit” begins with a guided walk through the estate’s legendary crayères to understand how champagne is made. Here, art installations are mixed with ancient chalk and a champagne visit and were obsessed. Afterwards, you can sit down for a Champagne-paired meal at the house.

• Duration: ~3 hours

• Price: ~€145 per adult (Champagne included)

• The experience balances history, architecture, and cuisine — and the hush of the caves turns every sip and bite into something magical.

We can include this as part of your chauffeur-driven wine trip or Champagne day tour to Reims, combining Pommery’s art-filled caves with tastings at smaller grower estates for a balanced experience.

Champagne Ruinart — Dinners by Arnaud Donckele & the Immersive “Petit R”

Maison Ruinart has created some of the most exclusive dining experiences in the region and this house is TOP OF THE TOP! Ruinart is not too well known in the US but this is one of my favorite houses and a place not to miss!!

• The Ruinart Dinner by Arnaud Donckele: A five-course gastronomic dinner by a three-starred chef, paired with Ruinart’s finest cuvées, following a guided cellar tour. Price: €650 per person.

• Petit R Immersive Dinner: A 5-course journey blending visuals, history, and gastronomy, telling Ruinart’s story through food. Price: €500 per person.

• Weekend Lunches: A more relaxed option — four courses with Champagne pairing, around €140 per person. For me this is the perfect price point!

At Ruinart this is SO SPECIAL and sells out fast. Booking with us ensures your place on a private Champagne tour with chauffeur service to Reims, where you can pair Ruinart with boutique grower Champagne visits nearby.

Moët & Chandon — A Taste of Things to Come

Moët & Chandon has long led the way with cellar tours and tastings, and while their cave dining program is still emerging, there are whispers of private or high-end meals beginning to take place underground. For now, most guests can enjoy tastings paired with optional lunches nearby, but Moët’s size and history make it a house to watch as this cave-dining trend grows.

We can also include Moët’s legendary cellars and Avenue de Champagne tastings in Épernay on a chauffeur-driven Champagne day trip from Paris or Reims with Tasty Side to Life Tours.

Why Cave Dining Matters

For years, Champagne tours have focused on tastings, history, and vineyard tours. Adding meals in the caves changes everything: it’s immersive, it’s exclusive, and it transforms a Champagne visit into a full sensory journey. Imagine sitting thirty meters underground, candlelight bouncing off chalk walls, as a perfectly paired dish arrives with a glass of Champagne straight from the maison above.

Once again if you come on one of our private Champagne day tours with chauffeur service from Paris, we can design itineraries that weave these rare cave dining experiences together with boutique grower tastings, village strolls, and Michelin-starred meals in Reims and Épernay.

Plan Your Champagne Food & Wine Adventure

If dining in Champagne caves sounds like your kind of adventure, let us design a tour around it. At Tasty Side to Life Tours, our wine tasting trip from Paris includes not only the best tastings but also these extraordinary meals. From Michelin-starred dinners to rustic village lunches, we’ll make sure your journey through Champagne is unforgettable — in the glass, on the plate, and deep underground in the most magical dining rooms in the world. Can't wait to see you there!!