Sedan
up to 3 guests · Mercedes C-Class, GLE or Tesla Model Y, depending on availability
- Half day
- €320 (~$360 USD)
Blend your own wine in Hermonville
A half day from Reims for a workshop at Calomène & Palobec, in Hermonville: you taste the wines straight from the tanks, make your own blend and leave with the bottle. Your chauffeur drives you there, stays on site and brings you back.
- 4 hoursfor the half day, door to door
- 4 workshopsfrom 30 minutes to 2½ hours
- €320 (~$360 USD)per vehicle, by sedan
A wine to your taste, not a Champagne
Hermonville is a village in the hills of the Massif de Saint-Thierry, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) northwest of Reims. Calomène & Palobec has its winery there: it makes still (non-sparkling) wines that are certified organic, unfined, unfiltered, made with no additives and with little or no sulfites. This is where the workshops take place.
The blending workshop starts from these wines. You taste them straight from the tanks, learn what each one brings, then make your own. It is a still wine, not a Champagne, and that is what lets you take a bottle home the same day.
We book the workshop in your name, set the pickup time around its schedule, and your chauffeur stays on site the whole time. You can taste without a second thought: nobody has to get back behind the wheel.
- Length
- a half day, up to 4 hours door to door
- Pickup
- your hotel, the train station or your address in Reims
- Where
- the Calomène & Palobec winery, in Hermonville
- Workshops
- four options, from 30 minutes to 2½ hours
- On site
- the workshop is paid at Calomène & Palobec
An afternoon at the winery
This plan is for the blending workshop, with pickup at 2:30 pm. The half day can also be in the morning, depending on the workshop’s time slots.
- 2:30 pmReims
Northwest to Hermonville
Your chauffeur picks you up at your hotel, the train station or your address, then it is about twenty minutes’ drive northwest, to the foot of the Massif de Saint-Thierry.
- 3:00 pmHermonville
The blending workshop
Two hours in the winery. You taste each wine from its tank and note what it brings, then measure out your own blend until it tastes right to you. The workshop team guides you from start to finish.
- 5:00 pmHermonville
Your own bottle
The workshop ends with a bottle of your own wine. Your chauffeur has stayed on site: the car is waiting for you outside the winery.
- 5:30 pmReims
Hotel, train station or dinner
Drop-off at your hotel, the train station or right at the restaurant where you are having dinner.
Times are approximate: the workshop sets its own time slots, and we set the pickup around them.
Four workshops at Calomène & Palobec
Four options, from a guided tasting to distilling. You choose, we book, and we plan the half day around how long it lasts.
- 30 minutes
La D.O.C.
A tour of the winery and a guided tasting of three wines, to get to know the place in half an hour.
- 1½ hours
Le Sacré Atelier
The craft of the artisan winemaker and the steps in making a wine, then four wines tasted with a board of charcuterie and cheese.
- 2 hours
L’Assemblage
The wines tasted from the tanks, your own blend, and a bottle of your creation to take home.
- 2½ hours
La Spirit Experience
An introduction to distilling: how the still works, then your own herbal liqueur, which you take home in a personalized flask.
Options offered by the workshop: they are paid on site, and we give you the price of the one you choose with your quote.
Price for the car and chauffeur
One fixed price per vehicle for the half day, quoted before you book. It stays the same whatever the number of guests, up to the vehicle’s capacity.
Van
up to 7 guests · Mercedes V-Class
- Half day
- €390 (~$435 USD)
- With 7 guests
- €56 (~$65 USD) per person
If the visit runs longer
beyond the planned time
- Extra hour, sedan
- €75 (~$85 USD)
- Extra hour, van
- €90 (~$100 USD)
The workshop is paid separately, on site, at Calomène & Palobec: we book it for you and give you its price with your quote. For 8 guests or more, ask us for a quote.
What is included, what you pay on site
Included in the price
- The car and your chauffeur, from your address in Reims and back
- Fuel, tolls and parking
- Your chauffeur on site for the whole workshop
- The workshop booked in your name with Calomène & Palobec
Paid on site
- The workshop you choose, at Calomène & Palobec: we give you its price with your quote
- Any extra bottles you buy
From Paris
The full day from your Paris hotel
Hermonville is about two hours’ drive from Paris: four hours in the car, round trip, for a two-hour workshop is too much. The workshop fits better into a full day from your Paris hotel, with a cellar visit in the morning if you like, quoted on request. For reference, our Champagne day trip from Paris is €1040 (~$1165 USD) per vehicle by sedan.
Questions we often get
Will we go home with a bottle of Champagne?
No. The workshop makes a still wine, not a Champagne: Champagne needs a second fermentation in the bottle and at least fifteen months in the cellar, which does not fit into an afternoon. You leave with a bottle of your own wine, or with a flask of liqueur after the Spirit Experience.
Can we taste some Champagne too?
Sixième Sens, the same team’s second venue, is the place for that: a wine shop and wine bar that pours Champagnes from growers in the Massif de Saint-Thierry, along with its own house wines. Tell us when you book, and we check with them what they can do on your date.
Is there a minimum number of people?
For Le Sacré Atelier, L’Assemblage and the Spirit Experience, yes: the workshop runs them for two people or more. If you are coming on your own, ask us for La D.O.C., the half-hour guided tasting.
How long does the whole outing take?
About three hours door to door with L’Assemblage, a little more with the Spirit Experience: the half day covers up to four hours. If you stay longer, each extra hour is €75 (~$85 USD) by sedan and €90 (~$100 USD) by van.
Can we make a full day of it?
Yes. In the morning, a grower or a great house in Reims; in the afternoon, Hermonville. We then quote the full day on request.
Can we bring a group of friends?
Yes, up to 3 guests by sedan and 7 by van: the price is fixed per vehicle, whatever the number of guests. For 8 or more, ask us for a quote: we first check that there is room at the workshop.
How do we book?
Send us the date, the number of guests and your pickup address, through the form or by phone. We reply within 2 hours during the day with the plan and the fixed price. Your booking is confirmed once you sign the quote.
How do we pay?
By card (secure payment link) or by bank transfer, when you book. We do not take cash. We can issue the invoice in your company’s name.
What languages do your chauffeurs speak?
Our chauffeurs speak French and English. A Japanese-speaking guide is available on request, at extra cost.
What if we need to cancel?
Cancellation is free up to 48 hours before pickup. Between 48 and 24 hours, half the price is due, and the full price after that. The houses have their own cancellation terms for their tours. Details are on our cancellation and refund page.
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Guides to help you plan your visit
Your blend, your bottle
Tell us your date, the number of guests and where to pick you up. We reply within 2 hours during the day with the plan and a fixed price.
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What our clients say
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★★★★★ 5.0 on Tripadvisor · 3 reviews
★★★★★
Louis and his team were outstanding! The communication was quick, clear, and accurate. Our driver Abdellatif was on-time and professional. 5-star service. Louis checked in through our day. We will always use VTC Reims for our annual trip…
GCGlen Campbell
October 2026
October 2026
★★★★★
We had a wonderful experience in September. We decided to visit France for my wife’s bday week on rather late notice. I wanted to include some special visits as we both enjoy champagne. We were able to get a wonderful Dom Perignon tour w…
TDThomas Donahue
October 2026
October 2026
★★★★★
Thank you to Louis for helping us schedule and to Cyril for giving us the best day trip to Reims/Champagne/Hautvillers. We had 3-4 things we really wanted to do and see, other than that we let them take the wheel (literally), and we had…
NWNikki Wyatt
October 2026
October 2026
★★★★★
VTC Reims is an excellent car service for the Champagne region. I contacted them on the plane to France and received very fast response from Louis. It must’ve been middle of the night for them and yet they were prompt and booked my priva…
WLWendy Liu
September 2026
September 2026
★★★★★
I hosted a group with private transfer from Paris to Champagne and also travel to vineyards all over Champagne. First class service by Cyril and his team. Beautiful vehicles and willing to accommodate some late changes in our schedule. I…
MMMatthew Massey
June 2026
June 2026
★★★★★
On time. Efficient. Perfect service.
JWJennifer Wilwant
October 2026
October 2026
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