I’m questioning whether driving around in Champagne region and in Dijon/Beaune area at the end of November early December is a good idea. If anyone on the forum has taken a van tour in either of these areas that you’ve been very happy with please do recommend. Private tour would probably be out of budget. I trust the Rick Steve’s fans much more than any other source.
Thank you
We were very happy with our all-day Burgundy tour.
https://wineandvoyages.com/
We just took one of the half day tours in Burgundy offered out of the visitor center. It was outstanding.
For champagne, drive to Reims and park the car until you are ready (and sober enough) to drive. The town is mostly walkable, there's good public transport, and you can take the TER train to/from Epernay for more tours and tastings. Reims is where most of the cave tours are. The smaller ones may only have weekend hours and may need to be arranged in advance. The TI is very helpful with both providing info and helping to make arrangements once you're there.
I toured Tattinger and Martel in Reims (close to each other) and Mercier (the most fun) in Epernay. My visit was in late April. The TI booked the ones in Reims for the same day I arrived and Mercier was a walk-in, as are quite a few in Reims. Now that I think of it, I think Martel may have been a walk-in as well.
